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Highways and byways

Barnes, Jimmy2024
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From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales of the imagination, Highways and Byways is a collection of stories taking readers on an enthralling tour (complete with the odd detour) through the raucous, well-lived life of one of this country's most successful and beloved artists. Told with Jimmy's signature verve and flair, and richly coloured by his distinctive voice and wit, Highways and Byways sees him sharing a 1970s Texas stage with a dream line-up of US musicians; flirting with disaster in a Hawaiian high-rise; discovering a life-changing cassette tape; unearthing shattering family secrets in Glasgow; encountering charismatic and not-so-endearing superstars, ghosts of the recent and distant past, superfan traffic cops and shady salesmen; and confronting his own mortality - while pondering the more amusing effects of hospital medication. Charming, personal and poignant, Highways and Byways is a collection that celebrates Jimmy's Scottish heritage, family, friends, music and the adventure of a grand life.
Main title:
Highways and byways / by Jimmy Barnes.
Imprint:
Gadigal Country ; [Sydney, NSW] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
xvi, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781460766729 (hardback)
Dewey class:
781.6609
Language:
English
BRN:
510602
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
PenrithNonfiction781.6609 HIGOn reserve shelf at Penrith
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