From the library
“Daisy Jones & the Six”
By Taylor Jenkins Reid
In the 1970ss, the rock band Daisy Jones and the Six rose to international fame. But the band fell apart as quickly as they rose. Years after their breakup, Daisy is ready to sit down and tell the tale of the whole story. The tale starts with teenage Daisy trying to make it big on the music scene. She quickly gets involved in drugs and romantic flings, and after several years she finally gets noticed by a producer who pairs her with the already established rock band the Six. Thus, Daisy Jones and the Six is born. However, the members become romantically involved with one another and those feelings cause the band to fall apart. Love can make or break a band.
This book by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a great fictional tale of the rock and roll music scene of the 1970s. Available soon on Amazon Prime, the book has been turned into a television show. The book can be found in the library and on the Libby app.
“One Italian Summer”
By Rebecca Serle
Katy is still reeling from her mother’s passing when their pre-planned mother-daughter trip comes up. The two of them were supposed to go to Positano, Italy for two weeks. Katy’s mother, Carol, had spent several weeks there before meeting Katy’s father and she wanted her daughter to experience it as well. Despite her grief and hesitation, Katy decides to make the most of it and go anyway. When she gets there, she starts to feel to like herself again. The weight of the grief isn’t as heavy. However, Katy suddenly sees her mother. Except, it isn’t the mother she remembers. This woman is 30-year-old Carol who spent an entire summer in Italy. Katy stays longer than planned and gets to know this version of her mother. Who was Carol before finding love, getting married and having a child?
