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Motorbird a novel by Jeremy Sagar
ISBN 978-0-2285-0644-7 soft cover edition
5.5×8.5, 269 pages. Printed and bound in Victoria, BC, Canada by First Choice Books.
Illustrations by Matt Gardner Ink and Salina Ladha
When rebellious English schoolboy Nigel Green leaves school in the summer of 1967, all he wants to do is play music. So he joins a band called Motorbird and moves up to London to pursue a life of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. They become a tight and polished touring unit, garnering interest from record company executives and bringing in enough cash to live the dream. But being part of a band turns out to be more complicated than just plugging into an amplifier and pumping out grooves for an adoring audience. Nigel faces the inevitable interpersonal issues of being attached to three other young musicians, each with their own needs. And then there’s the business side of music, the dark side to this life that’s supposed to be all about velvet bellbottoms, great songs, and peace and love.
From the quiet confines of a strict boarding school, to the stage of the legendary Marquee Club in Soho, writer Jeremy Sagar takes the reader on a long and colourful trip through England in the Swinging Sixties, all through the often glazed eyes of the talented, ambitious, yet somewhat naive Nigel.
What Readers are Saying
— everything I like in a book: wonderful description, so that you’re right there using all your senses;
— Jan Stirling, Victoria BC.
a bit of intrigue; some very playful and unusual sex scenes, camaraderie — which musicians are so good at; big lows and highs. . . and just a feel good ending —
— great writing and really believable characters —
— Terry Morrison, Nanton AB.
— it held my interest right from the beginning. . . the descriptions of clothing, domiciles, pubs are great.
— Annie Weeks, Victoria BC.
I also like all the musical references and descriptions of music-making (and writing),
as well as the interplay of audience and performer —
— you capture the underbelly side of 60s London very well. . . moves & flows very well. . .
— Liz Wells, Langford BC.
a storyline that keeps one engaged —
— your book put me back into the late ‘60s and early ‘70s completely.
— Wayne Kozak, Duncan BC.
I felt like I was having flashbacks. LOL —
“— what a roller coaster of a ride! I read the last half last night, couldn’t stop!
— Frances Westerman, Genoa Bay, BC.
That’s quite the story. . . I enjoyed every minute of it!”
