{"product_id":"dreams-of-sex-and-stage-diving-paperback","title":"Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Millar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElfish's friends live hand to mouth in a bleak section of London, squatting, seeing local bands, getting high, and feeling bitter over lost ambitions. Except Elfish, who pursues exactly what she wants with demonic single-mindedness.\u003cbr\u003eElfish rarely eats, never washes, and is devoted to Queen Mab -- both the Shakespearian fairy, \"deliverer of dreams,\" and her thrash metal band, formed with her attractive but dimwitted lover, Mo. When Mo jilts her and calls his new band Queen Mab, Elfish is determined to keep the name for her own band and sets about getting revenge. To stop Mo, Elfish is obliged to steal, cheat, and lie to everyone around her. Happily, Elfish is a compulsive liar, and quite fond of cheating and stealing.\u003cbr\u003eOn the night Mo's band is to play, he and his friends laugh cruelly around her. The people she has deceived turn on her viciously. It is up to Elfish whether to give up hope or to rally, proving to all the power of her will.\u003cbr\u003eA fearless stage diver and shameless purveyor of bad sex, Elfish stands alone. Surrounded by people who have given up hope, only she will not put down her guitar. Only she refuses to stop dreaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Millar\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but has lived in London, England, for a long time. He has written a lot of things--novels and plays and short stories and articles. His newest novel is \u003ci\u003eSuzy, Led Zeppelin and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and it's set in Glasgow. Millar has written six other novels: \u003ci\u003eLove and Peace with Melody Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMilk, Sulphate and Alby Starvation\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLux the Poet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Good Fairies of New York\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDreams of Sex and Stage Diving and Ruby\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Age Diet\u003c\/i\u003e. Millar likes Jane Austen novels, and wrote a stage play of \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e. He even wrote the novelization of the \u003ci\u003eTank Girl\u003c\/i\u003e movie. Last, but not least, as Martin Scott, Millar writes the Thraxas series of books. There are five so far, and he won the World Fantasy Award for the first one. When he's not writing, Millar likes to watch \u003ci\u003eBuffy The Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e, read history books, especially if they're about ancient Greece, and play the flute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42113580368007,"sku":"9781593762339","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bebea755844518879446843701aafdc0.webp?v=1732489879","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/dreams-of-sex-and-stage-diving-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}