Music From Another World
by Robin Talley
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Pub Date 28 May 2020 | Archive Date 8 Jul 2020
HQ | HQ Young Adult
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Description
The brand-new novel from the 2020 CILIP Carnegie medal nominee and New York Times bestseller, Robin Talley.
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‘I’m just so sick of blending in…’
It’s 1977, and the USA is tearing itself apart. And so is Tammy Larson.
Seventeen and scared, Tammy has a secret that her strict community and conservative family must never find out; one that she’s only ever shared in unposted letters to her hero, Harvey Milk. She’s gay.
Hundreds of miles away, Tammy’s new pen pal is dealing with a few secrets of her own. Sharon Hawkins lives in foggy San Francisco, an exciting city full of protests and punk music. But as the letters pile up in her desk drawer, Sharon begins to realise that her world might not be that different to Tammy’s after all…
Set to a soundtrack of Bowie, Blondie and a whole lot of Patti Smith, the girls’ worlds converge in ways they could never have imagined. With a fierce sense of rebellion and a feminist attitude to boot, Tammy and Sharon soon discover what it means to be their true selves, and one thing’s for sure: they’re both sick of blending in.
The perfect empowering and life-affirming read for fans of Caitlin Moran, Becky Albertalli and Meredith Russo.
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Praise for Music from Another World:
‘Difficult to put down… an empowering read with a powerful message’ Paper Lanterns
‘Absolutely LOVED it! So funny and romantic and incredibly tense’ Tom Ellen
Praise for Robin Talley’s previous novels:
‘The main characters are terrific in what is a moving novel. And an important one.’ The Telegraph
‘absolutely loved it – romantic and funny and gripping and just generally excellent!’ Tom Ellen, author of Freshers
‘touching, clever and absolutely hilarious’ The Herald
‘I really loved the book… it was just a lovely, refreshing read for me, and I’m so glad there are authors like Robin Talley out there.’ Bookseller
‘One of the most interesting and informative LGBT books I've read recently!’ Reader
‘a must-read for anyone interested in LGBTQ+ history’ NetGalley reviewer
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781848457218 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Lucinda T, Reviewer
Even when I wasn’t reading this book, I was thinking about this book.
Summer, 1977. Closeted lesbian Tammy Larson is assigned a pen pal by her strict Christian high school. Sharon Hawkins lives in San Fransisco, the same city as Harvey Milk, who Tammy has been writing dozens of unsent letters to, but the similarities seem to end there.
When Tammy and Sharon’s pen pal relationship becomes deeper and more honest than either of them could have predicted, they realise they’ll have to make a stand.
70’s punk girls!!! San Fransisco!!! FALLING IN LOVE THROUGH LETTERS. I really, really loved this book. Despite the undercurrent of the anti-gay sentiment of the time, the celebration and determination of this book was so strong I wanted to dive into its pages and work at the bookstore and ride on the back of a motorcycle.
Jessica J, Reviewer
Music From Another World was an utter joy to read - I wish books like this had existed when I was a teenager. I ploughed through it, "delighting" anyone who was sitting near me with updates about what was happening.
My only issue with the book is that, especially for the first half, all of the antagonists were almost caricature villains - they were so horrible! To be honest though, I probably wouldn't have wanted to see a sympathetic depiction of Aunt Mandy anyway - but at times she was almost supernaturally terrible. I'm also not usually a fan of epistolary novels, and at times this format can get in the way of the plot.
Regardless, I felt so buoyant and hopeful at the end of this that I had to give it 5 stars.
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