This Bird Has Flown

This Bird Has Flown is a funny and romantic debut novel by Susanna Hoffs, the celebrated performer and co-founder of The Bangles. It follows Jane Start, a thirty-three-year-old singer-songwriter who is living in her parents' house and performing in Las Vegas. When her manager sends her to London to regroup, she meets Tom Hardy, an Oxford professor of literature. The book explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, and offers a glimpse inside the music business. It is a sexy, page-turning treat that combines romance, comedy, and music.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Susanna Hoffs, the celebrated performer and co-founder of The Bangles, has penned a delightful debut novel that blends humor, romance, and rock-and-roll. This book is not just a mere novel; it's a love song that will undoubtedly find its place on your playlist.

Christina Lauren, the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners, praises this book as a "smart, ferocious rock-chick redemption romance you didn't know you needed."

Jane Start is a thirty-three-year-old woman who has hit rock bottom. Ten years ago, she had a hit song written by the world-famous superstar Jonesy, but since then, her career has been in a downward spiral. She is now living out of four garbage bags at her parents' house, performing to Karaoke tracks in Las Vegas.

However, when her longtime manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup, she is seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight—the other Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor of literature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, she is truly inspired. But it's not just Jane's past that haunts her second chance at stardom and love. Is Tom all that he seems? And can Jane emerge from the shadow of Jonesy's earlier hit and into the light of her own?

In turns deeply sexy, riotously funny, and utterly joyful, This Bird Has Flown explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, offering a glimpse inside the music business that could only come from beloved songwriter Susanna Hoffs.

Susanna Hoffs writes with the same engaging style that she sings. Helen Fielding, the author of the bestselling sensation Bridget Jones's Diary, praises this book as an "irresistible story of music, fate, redemption, and love."

The novel features Sparks, songs, and steamy scenes that will keep readers entertained from start to finish. E! News Online describes it as a "part romcom, part rock-and-roll adventure."

In conclusion, This Bird Has Flown is a must-read for anyone who loves romance, music, and a good laugh. Susanna Hoffs has crafted a delightful debut novel that will leave readers wanting more.

Weight: 252g
Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349437187