The Lightning Bottles
An absolutely gripping and heartbreaking page-turner
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- $12.99
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'I absolutely loved this book and found myself drawn in and unable to put it down from page one! I can see this being a great pick for anyone who loved Daisy Jones and The Six' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I seriously loved this book! It brought together two of my great loves in life, music and books... The characters were out of this world! I felt all of the emotions... What a wonderful story' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
They were a rock 'n' roll love story... until he disappeared without a trace...
Jane Pyre was part of the famous rock 'n' roll duo, the Lightning Bottles. But when her bandmate, and soulmate, Elijah Hart went missing at the height of their fame she became the most vilified, misunderstood woman in music.
Jane retreats to the countryside, but she can't escape her past. Her new neighbour is a Lightning Bottles superfan claiming she has evidence Elijah is still alive and leaving secret messages in different cities.
Suddenly Jane is in a race against time to uncover the mystery about her star-crossed love... But will the truth mend her heart or finally break it forever?
Combining a mystery, a love story and a coming of age, this unforgettable novel is perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Idea of You and Songs in Ursa Major - and will have you hooked from the very first page!
Everyone loves The Lightning Bottles:
'If you enjoy rock n roll love stories and Daisy Jones and The Six you will really like this book. I absolutely could not put it down!... A great summer read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow - I absolutely loved this... 5 stars!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I wish I could give this book 10 stars! From the very start of Elijah and Jane's relationship, I was absolutely hooked' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'WOW. I could not put this book down. I loved the grunge, rock & roll, music feel of this book... I read this book in 2 days' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A book that you can't put down!!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow, this was such a great book! I loved both Jane and Elijah and thought their love story was inspiring' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the dramatic if superficial latest from Stapley (Lucky), a rock star becomes infamous after she's blamed for the disappearance and presumed death of her bandmate husband. Jane Pyre, bassist for the legendary Lightning Bottles, which she formed in the early 1990s with frontman Elijah Hart, is now living in a remote part of Germany, five years after Elijah's disappearance in Reykjavik. Her isolation ends when her next-door neighbor Hen, a 17-year-old Lightning Bottles fan, alerts her to a photo she saw online of graffiti in Berlin, which might contain a message from Elijah. A clue from the art sends them on a road trip to other locations around Europe, where they find more drawings in a similar style, giving Jane hope that Elijah might be alive. The narrative flits between the women's quest and the band's early years, when Jane is discouraged by her religious mother and dismissed by music journalists, who prefer to focus on Elijah and ignore her songwriting contributions. Later, she's blamed by the public for Elijah's self-destructive drug use. While the novel plausibly conveys the pitfalls of fame, Stapley introduces but neglects to explore heavier themes of codependency and exploitation. There's a bit too much filler in this '90s nostalgia trip.
