About the Book
An Immersive Story of Music, Struggle, and Starting Over from an Award-Winning Author
Michael Sullivan is a talented lyricist and a decent guitarist, but since he was kicked out of his band (and his apartment), he’s not sure he’ll ever get a record deal. Living with his loser uncle in a beat-up trailer and working a dead-end job, Michael has little reason to hope for a better future. Until the invitation for a swanky New Year’s Eve party shows up in the mailbox. It’s for his uncle, with whom he shares his name, but his uncle is going out of town . . .
On the effervescent night of December 31, 1989–as the Berlin Wall is coming down, the Soviet Union is inching toward democracy, and anything seems possible–Michael will cross paths with the accomplished and enigmatic young heir to a fading musical dynasty, forever altering both of their futures.
Award-winning novelist Erin Bartels enchants with this story of two lonely souls who have exactly what the other one needs–if they could simply turn their focus from what is ending to what is just beginning.
About the Author
ERIN BARTELS is the award-winning author of We Hope for Better Things, The Words between Us, All That We Carried, and The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water. Her short story “This Elegant Ruin” was a finalist in The Saturday Evening Post 2014 Great American Fiction Contest and her poetry has been published by The Lyric. She lives in the capital city of a state that is 40% water, nestled somewhere between angry protesters on the Capitol lawn and couch-burning frat boys at Michigan State University. And yet, she claims it is really quite peaceful.
You can find her on Instagram @erinbartelswrites and Facebook @ErinBartelsAuthor.
Review of Everything is Just Beginning
This author is one that I thoroughly enjoy, no matter which book of hers I’m reading. She has a way of drawing her audience in with emotionally written characters that are believable and entertaining. Despite not being a musician (although I love music passionately) I was able to relate to Michael from the beginning. I loved how he was attuned to Natalie and how the author played out their growing relationship so naturally. They both had something the other needed, whether or not they realized it at the beginning. This was a book I will definitely think about long after having turned the last page.
I was given this book as a complimentary copy but was not required to write a review. All opinions are mine.
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