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Title	:	Life Song
Author	:	Christine M. Knight
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 338 pages
Published	:	October 14th 2013 by Highlight Publishing (first published October 1st 2013)
Categories	:	Contemporary

Life Song Paperback | Pages: 338 pages

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Overview: Mavis was born to be a songbird. Her parents named her after one, a bird with a distinctive song worthy of poetry. With her wings clipped by circumstance, Mavis spent six years of her life grounded and her dream of soaring flight almost forgotten. Unexpectedly, Mavis discovers she has a choice: accept a life that is ordinary or be among the one percent that shine. It is a long way to the top in the Australian music industry and more than a name needs to change in order to succeed. It is a gruelling challenge with exhausting demands and subtle traps for the uninitiated. Can Mavis make it? Can she build a better life for herself and her son? Can she have it all? Readership (ages 16+): Every generation that has faced life's challenges and who has tried to find the balance between career, parenthood, and having it all. The themes are discovery, triumphing against the odds, reinvention, disparate families, parenting, friendship, and the nature of love; themes that resonate with all ages. Editorial Review: Christine M Knight's second novel LIFE SONG is a joyfully triumphant confection that resonates with layers of interest. The core of this novel centres on Mavis Mills' resolve to be in charge of her life and captain of her creativity. It is a story that celebrates the power of belief in oneself and of friends and supporters. In terms of its chick-lit appeal, LIFE SONG ticks all the boxes. It is a blend of wry humour and vivid storytelling and the outcome is satisfying without being cloying. There is sizzle but no awkward sex scenes to navigate. Relationships are deftly drawn and realistically portrayed reflecting the passion with which people live life. The story draws from three generations of women who learn to make their own brave, sometimes foolish, sometimes late-applied choices to achieve a better life. Male characters are as diverse and complex as the female characters. LIFE SONG is a story which can be read as an adventure with a wonderfully funny, distinctly visual narrating style. It can also be reflected on as a snapshot of Australian lifestyle and culture in the 1990s. The author has some great insights about the emergence of women who lead their own bands. This is the sort of novel that delights on a day when the sofa calls. Its appeal is universal. To paraphrase Ian 'Molly' Meldrum - readers should do themselves a favour and go out and buy it. This is a winner for booksellers.

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0987434853 (ISBN13: 9780987434852)

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A beautiful story with wonderfully constructed characters. I thoroughly enjoyed the careful development of plot and the addressing of the dilemmas of the "modern woman". A feel good read this text operates in such a way that it restores faith in the capabilities of "regular people" and the ability everyone has to reach their dreams, given adequate effort and determination. I am defiantly seeking out the sequel!

I am currently reading the Keimera series. Life Song is the second book. Life Song is lighter than the dark edged In and Out of Step. Life Song picks up the story 6 years later. Although Mavis is survivor of domestic violence (readers experience her suffering in the subplot in book 1), it continues to affect her as she works to build a better life for herself and son. Life Song is a lovely story built around the tug of wars in Mavis Mills life - something I could relate to - and it deals with

Best book that I've read in a long time and the only novel I've thought worthy of the time it takes to write a review. My time is valuable. This novel has it all: quality characterisation, an original and interesting plot with unpredictable but logical twists, humour as well as pathos, wonderful descriptions that don't slow the story down, and insight into human behaviour. It's a story that will resonate with men and women alike. 'Life Song' is a very easy read . The plot not only involves you

I agree with the majority of reviewers. This is a beautifully constructed novel that explores the complex face of love in its varied forms. It does not belong to the romance genre and is a light year away from books like 50 Shades of Grey. I laughed out loud in the scene from Life Song that debunks the rip off the clothing, knock down the furniture, stand-up sex misrepresentations of lust as love. Knight knows and explores intimacy. I think her understanding is mostly lost in other contemporary

The title intrigued me as did the review of it in Foreword Reviews so I bought the eBook.A musician myself, the lead into that review snagged my interest: 'Poetic prose underscores the central plot line of a musician attempting to make it big'. I agree; the prose is lyrical throughout the novel. 'Life Song' is a unique tale and very different from the typical chick musician on the road trying to make it big stories that so often feature on film. It reads as an authentic account of one woman's

A truly charming, uplifting story. Characters who are as real as your friends. You care about and want them to succeed at their respective goals. There isnt anything predictable about this plot; it is full of logical twists and turns that make reading enjoyable. Really good plot action. Knight conveyed the world of 'Life Song' with immediate and satisfying authenticity. So real you could taste Mrs Mills cooking and hear the wind through the Norfolk Pines. Rich in entertaining insights into

With original non-genre characters and plot, this women's fiction novel explores the struggle of single parent, Mavis Mills, to make it in the Australian music industry. I warmed to Mavis immediately but thought her name would work against her success. So too did her second band which led to her becoming Nikki Mills. This novel is built around the subtle but significant conflicts that many mothers and women face when pursuing an atypical career. The major characters are complex and likable (so