Utopia Avenue

A novel by the award-winning author David Mitchell, combining music with dreams, drugs, madness, love, and sorrow. In 1967, the story of a unique band from London begins, consisting of a folk singer, a blues bassist, a jazz drummer, and an electric guitarist. Strangers to one another and coming from different backgrounds, together they create magic.

This is the exciting journey of Utopia Avenue, from the basements of Soho to chart success and America, just as the Summer of Love gives way to something much darker. A story about dreams, drugs, sexuality, madness, and sorrow, as well as the pitfalls of fame. A novel capturing an era where youthful idealism clashes with bleak reality, while simultaneously celebrating the power of music to connect people, define an era, and move the soul.

Pages: 576, Year of Publication: 0511, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm