This Bird Has Flown: A Novel

A delightfully funny and romantic debut novel from Susanna Hoffs, celebrated performer and co-founder of The Bangles, that is "part British romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred percent enjoyable" (Tom Perrotta). Music. Fate. Redemption. Love. Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song--written by&nbsp;world-famous superstar Jonesy--but Jane hasn't had a breakout since.&nbsp;Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents' house, reduced to performing to Karaoke tracks in Las&nbsp;Vegas.&nbsp;Rock bottom.&nbsp; &nbsp; But when her longtime&nbsp;manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup,&nbsp;she's seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight--the&nbsp;other&nbsp;Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor of literature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired. But it's not Jane's&nbsp;past&nbsp;alone that&nbsp;haunts her second chance at stardom, and at love. Is Tom all that he seems? And can Jane emerge&nbsp;from the shadow of Jonesy's earlier hit,&nbsp;and into the light of her own? &nbsp; In turns deeply sexy, riotously funny, and utterly joyful,&nbsp;This Bird Has Flown&nbsp;explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, and offers a glimpse inside the music business that could only come from beloved songwriter Susanna Hoffs. "In this sexy, page-turning treat, Susanna Hoffs writes as engagingly as she sings." --Helen Fielding, author of the bestselling sensation Bridget Jones's Diary "An addictive medley of music, romance, secrets, and sex." --Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling author of The Leftovers &nbsp;

Romance

Hoffs, Susanna

Contemporary

Little, Brown and Company

This delightfully funny and steamy novel about music, fate,&nbsp;and love from beloved songwriter and Bangles&nbsp;co-founder Susanna Hoffs is "a&nbsp;total knockout" and "the smart, ferocious rock-star redemption romance you didn't know you needed" (New York Times Book Review). Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song--written by&nbsp;world-famous superstar Jonesy--but Jane hasn't had a breakout since.&nbsp;Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents' house, reduced to performing to Karaoke tracks in Las&nbsp;Vegas.&nbsp;Rock bottom. But when her longtime&nbsp;manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup,&nbsp;she's seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight--the&nbsp;other&nbsp;Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor of literature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired. But it's not Jane's&nbsp;past&nbsp;alone that&nbsp;haunts her second chance at stardom, and at love. Is Tom all that he seems? And can Jane emerge&nbsp;from the shadow of Jonesy's earlier hit,&nbsp;and into the light of her own? In turns deeply sexy, riotously funny, and utterly joyful,&nbsp;This Bird Has Flown&nbsp;explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, and offers a glimpse inside the music business that could only come from beloved songwriter Susanna Hoffs. "Clever and entertaining&nbsp;. . .&nbsp;with an insider's feel for the mixed blessings of pop fame&#8203;."&nbsp;--Los Angeles Times "Part British romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred percent enjoyable."--Tom Perrotta "In this sexy, page-turning treat, Susanna Hoffs writes as engagingly as she sings." --Helen Fielding "This isn't just a book, it's a love song, and it should come as no surprise that Susanna Hoffs has crafted the perfect one to put on your playlist." &#8213;Christina Lauren "A sweet and tender romance--and a valentine to music."&nbsp;--NPR "This book is a blast . . . about art and new beginnings and love and friendship and taking risks, it's such a fun read." &#8213;Jasmine Guillory

Back Bay Books

This Bird Has Flown

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Piatkus Books

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