Truly Blue
TRULY BLUE
A Rock & Roll Parable
Petina Strohmer
ISBN 978-1-905599-48-6
£7.99
“Mentally-ill-arious – ha ha ha!”
As the band Truly Blue make it big in Sixties London,their lead singer, the irrepressible David Stadman, becomes involved in all manner of outrageous rock and roll antics; rubbing shoulders with The Rolling Stones, The Who and other major stars of the day.But as well as being a gifted musician, David was also born psychologically dysfunctional in the days before this condition was widely recognised, let alone had become fashionable.
Inspired by the lives of other ‘vulnerables’ e.g. Brian
Jones, Syd Barrett, Keith Moon et al, Truly Blue chronicles David’s rise and fall. The exploitation of his excessive nature by both management and media, the expectations of the public, the drink, the drugs, the fickle relationships and loss of grounding. All factors that contributed to the destruction of such individuals.
In the midst of the madness, however, there remains the possibility of redemption through family, true friends and finally, a very tough love.
Finalist in The Cinnamon Press Novel Award 2007 and The Chapter One Promotions Competition 2008.
“In terms of the tragic, vulnerable, misunderstood Rock & Roll star, Truly Blue’s David Stadman is Everyman.”
Mark Cunningham – Total Production International
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