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Mayluna
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb, Kevin Kemp
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
A legendary band, an iconic lead singer, and their mysterious connection to a woman whose love helped create the music of a generation. Timing is everything in a powerful novel about fate, regret, and moving on by the author of A Day Like This.
In the 1990s, Carter Wills was the lead singer of the English alt-rock band Mayluna, securing his place among music legends. His tortured-heart lyrics struck a chord. And so did his secret connection to a woman whose love changed all their lives. Who was she?
Evie Waters’s two grown children discover an iconic photo in an old magazine of a “mystery girl” with Carter: their mother. It all started in a wistful time and place for Evie, her twenty-fifth summer. A young columnist forging her career. Backstage euphoria. A long-shot interview. And an almost cosmic connection with an enigmatic musician on the rise.
What happened between them is a hidden story no one, not even Evie’s family, knows. Until now. Worlds apart, Carter and Evie finally reveal the story—joyful, regretful, and unforgettable. It was a time when the stars aligned for a love so profound the whole world felt it. It was as if it would last forever.
Critic reviews
“This achingly romantic tear-jerker by McNeil (A Day like This) hits the same notes as Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones and the Six.”—Library Journal
“McNeil's latest is a dreamy, melancholy look back at young love…Fans of wistful love stories and intellectual music retrospectives will appreciate the astronomical metaphors throughout, intertwining music, math, and the planets into this complicated love story.”—Booklist
“An utterly engrossing story about secret lives, second chances, and encounters with enigmatic rock stars. Mayluna is fresh, heady, and nostalgic.”—Jennifer Gold, author of Halfway to You
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- Michelle seear
- 09-03-24
Amazing
Beautifully written and beautifully told.
The narration was superb.
This is why I love reading to discover books like this
I know this will be in my top 5 reads this yr!
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- amber lou
- 16-02-24
amazing
A fabulous love story which had me hooked from the start, a book that made me happy and made me cry too. Just lovely
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- Ann
- 12-03-24
Fabulous!
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this story, beautifully written and well narrated … so glad a chose this to listen to.
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- Ispendtoomuch
- 21-02-24
addictive
couldn't stop listening to this once I'd started. wholly addictive listen. the only problem was the female narrator. when voicing Carter's parts, her accent is laughably awful
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- R Stone
- 14-02-24
The best of stories
I loved this. It’s captivating and wonderful and happy and sad and everything a book should be. Thoroughly recommend.
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- BiddyB
- 20-03-24
Really bad British accent
I got the audio free with the book on KU - which is great for me when I’m in the car. However the female narrator’s accent was just awful! Carter was supposed to be Yorkshire but when she was narrating something he’d said - it could be Scottish, Welsh or Home Counties - often all in the same sentence! I ended up missing huge amounts of dialogue as I was laughing so much. So in the end I ditched the audio and just read the book which I enjoyed immensely.
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