Daisy Jones & the Six

by Reid, Taylor Jenkins
ISBN: 9781524798628
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup.

"I devoured Daisy Jones & The Six in a day, falling head over heels for it. Daisy and the band captured my heart."--Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick)

Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.

Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock 'n' roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.

Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she's pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.

Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.

The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.

Praise for Daisy Jones & The Six

"Backstage intrigue is the engine of Daisy Jones & The Six. . . . A] celebration of American mythmaking."--Vogue

"Reid's novel so resembles a memoir of a real band and conjures such true-to-life images of the seventies music scene that readers will think they're listening to Fleetwood Mac or Led Zeppelin. Reid is unsurpassed in her ability to create complex characters working through emotions that will make your toes curl."--Booklist (starred review)

"Reid delivers a stunning story of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll in the 1960s and '70s in this expertly wrought novel. Mimicking the style and substance of a tell-all celebrity memoir . . . Reid creates both story line and character gold. The book's prose is propulsive, original, and often raw."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Reid, Taylor Jenkins
  • ISBN: 9781524798628
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.30 x 1.40
  • Number Of Pages: 368
  • Publication Year: 2019

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  • Daisy Jones & the Six out of Five Stars

    Ava B. - 3 years 3 months ago

    As a documentary-style novel about a 70's band rising to stardom, this book has it all- love, hate, and gut-wrenching lyrics to describe everything in between. Reid knows how to turn a reader into a spectator, observing protagonists in all of their faults and flaws and falling in love with them nonetheless. If you're looking for enticing characters and a rollercoaster of a plot, this is undoubtedly a must-read.

    HPB Staff Review

  • A Rock and Roll Story of the Win

    Christina K. - 7 years ago

    As someone who grew up on VH1's Behind the Music and has a love for all things 1970s rock, Daisy Jones and the Six was a brilliant read. Once I started this book I could not put it down - I think I finished it in two sittings. The book follows the rise and eventual downfall of 7 musicians in the 1970s LA rock scene. The story starts with the introduction of Daisy Jones, a woman with a ton of natural talent and zero self control and Billy Dunne, the front man of the Six who is trying hard to come back from a powerful and life consuming addiction. The characters felt so real and full of life that it really felt like a true tale of rock and roll excess. If you love all things classic rock this book is a must read.

    HPB Staff Review