A scintillating debut from a major new voice in fiction, Songs in
Ursa Major is a love story set in 1969, alive with music, sex, and the
trappings of fame.
Raised on an island off Massachusetts by a mother who wrote songs for
famous musicians, Jane Quinn is singing in her own band before she's old
enough to even read music. When folk legend Jesse Reid hears about
Jane's performance at the island's music festival, a star is born--and
so is a passionate love affair: they become inseparable when her band
joins his on tour. Wary of being cast as his girlfriend--and haunted by
her mother's shattered ambitions-- Jane shields her relationship from
the public eye, but Jesse's star power pulls her into his orbit of fame.
Caught up in the thrill of the road and the profound and lustful
connection she has with Jesse, Jane is blind-sided by the discovery she
makes about the dark secret beneath his music. Heartbroken and
blackballed by the industry, Jane is now truly on her own: to make the
music she loves, and to make peace with her family Shot through with the
lyrics, the icons, the lore, the adrenaline of the early 70s music
scene, Songs in Ursa Major pulses with romantic longing and asks the
question so many female artists must face: What are we willing to
sacrifice for our dreams?
