{"product_id":"beautiful-music-9781617756276","title":"Beautiful Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBeautiful Music\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweet and endearing coming-of-age tale measured in album tracks.\" --\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exceptional, engaging, and compelling read from first page to last.\" --\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in early 1970s Detroit, a divided city still reeling from its violent race riot of 1967, \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Music\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of one young man's transformation through music. Danny Yzemski is a husky, pop radio-loving loner balancing a dysfunctional homelife with the sudden harsh realities of freshman year at a high school marked by racial turbulence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after tragedy strikes the family, Danny's mother becomes increasingly erratic and angry about the seismic cultural shifts unfolding in her city and the world. As she tries to hold it together with the help of Librium, highballs, and breakfast cereal, Danny finds his own reason to carry on: rock and roll. In particular, the drum and guitar-heavy songs of local legends like the MC5 and Iggy Pop. In the vein of Nick Hornby and Tobias Wolff, yet with a style very much Zadoorian's own, \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Music\u003c\/em\u003e is a touching story about the power of music and its ability to save one's soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617756276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.31h x 5.75w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Zadoorian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683432329397,"sku":"9781617756276","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_636d48f7-0bf8-4496-9387-f32e7bc8f4dd.jpg?v=1727795858","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beautiful-music-9781617756276","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}