Mockstars

<p><strong>Four boys. One band. No Chance.</strong></p><p>Chris and George are best friends and they want to be rockstars.</p><p>Unfortunately a childhood spent playing in the school orchestra and listening to Jimmy Nail has left them a little fluffy around the edges and at the age of 23 their acoustic duo Satellite doesn’t resemble Bon Jovi nearly as much as they’d planned.</p><p>So how do two ordinary boys from a sleepy village go about taking on the cut-throat world of rock ’n’ roll?</p><p><strong>They’re just going to have to fake it.</strong></p><p>True to life funny and uplifting <em>Mockstars</em> is a coming-of-age story about friendship and chasing the rock ’n’ roll dream. Inspired by the real-life tour diaries of the author’s band The Lightyears <em>Mockstars</em> is a refreshingly different musical odyssey.</p><p><br /><strong>Praise for <em>Mockstars</em>:</strong></p><p>‘<strong>Very funny…</strong> Induced three inner chuckles and one belly laugh in just over four minutes.’ Kevin Sampson author of Powder</p><p>‘Finally <strong>a rock ’n’ roll novel that people can properly relate to</strong>.’ Ciaran Jeremiah The Feeling</p><p>‘Hilarious – it’s <strong>The Inbetweeners meets Spinal Tap!</strong>’ Alex Marsh author of <em>Sex & Bowls & Rock and Roll</em></p><p>What readers are saying about <em>Mockstars</em>:</p><p>‘…for all the folk I annoyed the hell out of with <strong>explosive laughter and giggling</strong> – I recommend that you read this in public and get your own back.’</p><p>‘A really honest and amusing account of the camaraderie between the band members. <strong>A great read funny yet poignant</strong>.’</p><p>‘<strong>The new Bridget Jones brought to life in a male aspiring rock star from the home counties</strong>. Littered in equal measure with laugh out loud and hide under the covers did he really write that? moments.’</p><p>‘<strong>Very very funny book</strong>. I had to stop reading it on the train as I was in a quiet compartment.’</p><p>‘<strong>If Richard Curtis and Douglas Adams got together and wrote a book about a struggling rock-band you’d get this</strong>. Fast paced brimming with charm and frankly hilarious. I laughed so hard I coughed tea through my nose and nearly ruined my iPad.’</p>