Book sysnopsis

This coming-of-age novel follows the story of Sonny, and we cheer and suffer with him. In 1975 Sonny is dragged along to the funeral of family friend Freddie Wilson, music mogul and lawyer to the stars. Whilst tinkering on the grand piano in the music room in walks two bona fide legends, Charlie Watts and Syd Lawrence. They have him jamming along in no time. This sliding-doors, bittersweet moment propels him on a journey that he couldn’t have imagined, from Manchester to London to New York.  Freddie’s widow Ruby pulls the levers, but can Sonny succeed?

About the Author

Sam Emony studied English and Drama and began writing in his teens. He then veered into life, had children, ran his own software business and more recently ran a live music venue in South Manchester for nearly twenty years. When opening LP’s as a child, he always read the lyrics first, and it is his love of words and phrases that power his work. Born in Bristol, he now lives in Ramsbottom Lancashire. “The Old Familiar Places” is his first novel.

My review

This is a debut novel and what a great one it is! This is a coming of age story as we follow Sonny and his adventures. He is such a lovely likeable character and I loved following his journey through music. The scenes in which Sonny found himself were described perfectly and I could imagine them for myself.

I will be looking out for more books by this Author.

Disclaimer – Thank you to the publishers for my gifted copy of this book for my honest review.