Glimpses

Glimpses

by Lewis Shiner (Author)

Synopsis

Ray Shackleford lives in the ruins of the idealistic 1960s. Veteran of failed garage bands, working as a repairman of stereo equipment and tending the dying embers of his marriage, Ray dreams of bygone days and the music that almost was. When he finds the music he dreams of has been mysteriously recorded by his tape deck, Ray is drawn into the past, to revisit the histories of Hendrix, Morrison and the Beatles...along with the history of Ray Shackleford. Vividly recreating a lost era that might have been, GLIMPSES fuses the hopes and dreams in the music with a powerful vision of reality.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: 1st St. Martin's Griffin Ed
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.
Published: 21 Jun 2001

ISBN 10: 0312267436
ISBN 13: 9780312267438

Media Reviews
A psychedelic odyssey...soars on the escapist wings of a re-created era. -- Rolling Stone

A pop-music fairy tale linking the Beatles to Bruno Bettelheim. -- The Village Voice

I hesitate to call a book 'important, ' but this may well be that...I found it deeply satisfying. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The novel sparkles...A story of uncommon sensitivity, insight, and redemptive power...Shiner writes with intense feeling. -- Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
Lewis Shiner is the award-winning author of five novels, most recently Say Goodbye, The Laurie Moss Story. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.