CHICK SINGER
Publisher: Sibylline Press / Contact: Vicki DeArmon
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Synopsis:
A former ‘80s rock singer is forced to excavate her mysterious past when her boomeranging adult daughter secretly — and successfully — posts her old music online.
Rock & roll stardom is something you dream about when you’re young, and for Libby Conlin the ‘80s and all their wild promise are ancient history. What pulls her attention now is the unexpected arrival of Bridget, her newly divorced daughter who’s home again despite their historically fractious relationship and the chaos it inspires. And, as if predestined, life quickly turns upside down when Bridget’s application to a local art school involves anonymously posting Libby’s old music online, music that’s good enough to garner the attention of industry gatekeepers. When Libby’s mysterious past—and all its dark secrets—comes roaring into the present, the reconfiguration of everything and everyone in her orbit is both bittersweet and life changing.
When fascination with rock & roll remains a never-ending draw, CHICK SINGER steps onto that stage with its raucous exploration of a complex mother/daughter relationship set against a backdrop of music, dreams, and love—and the art of redefining all three.
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PRAISE FROM EARLY READERS:
“A smart, twisty, wonderful novel with all the messy grit of the real world. Devon Wilke digs into complex relationships and finds heartfelt emotion in a story of suppressed ambition and motherly love that resolves in unexpected and profound ways. Just a wow.” ~ James Parriott, award-winning producer, writer, director, Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Patriot
“Chick Singer rocks with dynamic characters whose dialogue pops like a backbeat. Devon Wilke trains a knowing look upon our current frantic and fragmented state, and the music that goes with it. A multi-track saga for these digitized times.” ~ Junior Burke, award-winning dramatist, songwriter, and author of Buddha Was a Cowboy and Cold Last Swim
“Bittersweet and deeply felt, Chick Singer nails the heartbreak of an artist forced to recalibrate when the heady dreams of youth crumble into the stale compromises of middle-age. But Libby Conlin is not about go gently. In a world where music, passion, and even sex are pitched as the exclusive domain of the young, Libby fights to reclaim some part of her stolen youth and promise. It’s a hell of a story, by a hell of a writer, with characters that live and breathe and stick with you long after the music stops.” ~ Tom Amandes, actor, director, playwright, Everwood, The Untouchables, Celestial Events, Brothers & Sisters
“From the first page of Lorraine Devon Wilke’s Chick Singer, we’re immediately involved with the full-throated, living, breathing, complex human beings who truly seem more like people we know than fictional characters. The writing, while gorgeously descriptive, is honest and fully grounded in the real world, so this fast-paced story is truly a page-turner. Like all of Devon Wilke’s novels, once you start, you can’t stop until the last page. Another great read from this terrific contemporary novelist!” ~Susan Morgenstern, award-winning theatre/storytelling director & Producing Director of The Braid Theatre.
“In Chick Singer, Lorraine Devon Wilke masterfully transports the reader into a compelling world of secrets, suppressed dreams, artistic passions, challenging relationships, and personal triumphs. A page-turner not to be missed!” ~ Judith Teitelman, award-winning author of Guesthouse For Ganesha
“With pitch-perfect writing, fully fleshed out characters, and a page-turning storyline, Chick Singer belts out a classic tune of love, not just love-of-your-life soulmates, but between mother and daughter, best girlfriends, and, finally, that undeniable passion that pulses through your blood and defines your true self. Lorraine Devon Wilke’s best book yet.” ~ Debra Thomas, award-winning author of Luz and Josie and Vic
“Lorraine Devon Wilke has masterfully captured the middle-aged angst of a woman who dreamed big, lost, and successfully put her dream in a box never to be opened. It’s a page-turner that will resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed big and lost, only to find out that sometimes dreams can come true, just not in the ways you expect.” ~ Ann Werner, author of Crazy and the After the Apocalypse series.
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