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Songwriters on the Run

By: Robert Forster
Narrated by: Nikos Andronicos
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'A comic odyssey, a crime thriller and a nuts-and-bolts account of making art. Not bad for one book!' PAUL KELLY

It's 1991, and Australian singer-songwriters Mick Woods and Drew Lovelock - 'tall and skinny, rock-star-wrecked handsome' - haven't yet managed to crack the big-time. But that's soon to be the least of their problems.

On tour in Central Queensland, what seems like a minor marijuana bust turns ugly, and they're incarcerated in a low-security institution in the middle of nowhere. With help from a couple of prisoners, they escape - but now what? They're songwriters on the run, desperately evading the long arm of the law and trying to clear their names. On the upside, they might get a good song out of all the drama. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, a major film star takes a liking to their music.

Songwriters on the Run, Robert Forster's debut novel, is a joyride. Burrowing into the netherworld of Australian independent music just as Nirvana's grunge is about to swamp the planet, the former Go-Betweens vocalist and accomplished solo performer has crafted a hectic, sometimes hilarious tale that is as silly, profound and grand as the music it celebrates.
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Already I can see the screenplay of an Aussie cult film. This thanks to a freewheeling road-movie plot that keeps the reader engaged and on the move with two likeable dork songwriters who guiltily make like innocents abroad in world that threatens (but never truly scares) and eventually lets them off to literally find Asylum and pursue their Hollywood music biz dreams. Hugely entertaining. Kudos to real-life songwriter, Robert Forster. You didn’t bore us but got to the chorus.

The Freewheelin’ Bob Forster

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