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My Family and Other Rock Stars: Gloriously tender and funny . . . a bohemian rhapsody of her very own' Sunday Times Book of the Year
Tiffany Murray
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A book of the year for the Times, the Sunday Times, the Independent, the Guardian and the Daily Mail
'Charming . . . heartbreaking, sometimes both funny and unsettling, and always - from start to end - very, very good' RODDY DOYLE
'Magical . . . as scrumptious as the home-made mayonnaise, pumpkin soup and game pie coming out of Joan's kitchen' DAILY MAIL, BOOK OF THE WEEK
'A love letter to a remarkable childhood. A total joy' SARAH WINMAN
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In a small corner of a field in Wales, Tiffany Murray is hiding with Boggle the dog, dreaming of her mum's moussaka, blackberry and apple crumble, and, if she's lucky, ice-cold lemonade. A sheep bleats. The smell of hay tickles her nose. The twang of a guitar and crack of a snare carry on the breeze.
It's the late 1970s and Tiff lives with her mum, Joan, at Rockfield, the iconic recording studios. This place of legend, where some of the most famous rock albums of all time were recorded, is the background to a freewheeling, ever-changing whirlwind of a childhood. Tiff's days are spent running around the farm, making friends with local wildlife and helping out with the endless array of dishes her mum creates to keep the bands fed. She's looking for a dog, she's looking for a father; but the one constant throughout is her and Joan, building an unconventional family in the most unlikely of locations.
My Family and Other Rock Stars is Tiff's remarkable, truly unique story of growing up in a rural idyll, of Cordon Bleu cookery and of a childhood where the chances of bumping into Freddie Mercury playing piano, or a group of Hell's Angels turning up to record for Lemmy, or even the hope of David Bowie appearing, were as normal as hopscotch and homework.
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'You will fall in love with Tiff, her hilarious non-nonsense mother Joan, and a cast of hungry rock stars from Freddie Mercury to Siouxsie Sioux. An utter treat' RACHEL JOYCE
'Full of pop gossip that'll leave you starry-eyed, and written with a warmth and precision you'll want to savour for as long as you can . . . I didn't want it to end' SEAMAS O'REILLY
'Enchanting' INDEPEDENT, 20 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize
My Family and Other Rock Stars was the Daily Mail book of the week 17.05.2024
Read MorePraise for My Family and Other Rock Stars: Gloriously tender and funny . . . a bohemian rhapsody of her very own' Sunday Times Book of the Year
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My Family and Other Rock Stars is sometimes charming, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes both funny and unsettling, and always - from start to end - very, very goodI loved Tiffany's memoir, what an utter joy! Like a really great romp of a novel, a Hideous Kinky for Wales.a rock and roll Cider With Rosie hybridised with Elizabeth David at her most caustic and more than a touch of the blissfully feral childhood evoked in Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.I'm just tucking in and love it immediately. Who'd have thought there could be such a surprising tale to tell; rock stars and food is an addictive combinationIt's a wonderful read, funny and true and life-affirming and joyousThis book is the BEE'S KNEES. Exuberant, poignant, incredibly well-written, with fresh delights on every page. Rock stars and recipes, childhood and wonder. I wish more books were this good!Give it up forMy Family and Other Rock Starsin which Tiffany Murray tells the story of a childhood spent at the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales, where her mother worked as a cordon bleu chef for artists including David Bowie, Queen and - yes - Motorhead. It couldn't sound more delicious if it triedI'm just tucking in and love it immediately. Who'd have thought there could be such a surprising tale to tell; rock stars and food is an addictive combination
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