I bought this from the fundraising bookshelves on Leyburn station on Wednesday during a fun day out on the Wensleydale Heritage Railway as part of a short break in the Yorkshire Dales. I chose it because I've previously enjoyed several other novels by this author!

Amazon Editorial Review: "The treacherous glitz of show business and the sublime madness of family relationships are brought to life in this hilarious and ultimately touching new novel from the bestselling author of The Future Homemakers of America and The Unfortunates. The Boff brothers live at home with their Mam. They have a lav down the yard and a jerry under the bed and they play bookings at the Birmingham Welsh and the Rover Sports and Social. Cled tinkles on the piano and Sel is the crooner. 'Sel's the one who can lift people out of themselves and send them home feeling grand and you can't argue against that' says Cled. When Sel decides he must try his chances with the brights lights of New York City, he packs up his sequinned suits and enlists his brother as travel companion and accompanist. What follows is a tale of mad-cap high jinx; of mirrored ceilings and heart-shaped tubs; of screaming girls, romancing and No Business Like Show Business. As jealousy starts encroaching on the brothers' relationship, Cled finds that there are more secrets in his family than he had bargained for. With her characteristic wit and wisdom, Laurie Graham brings us a touching celebration of the sparkle and dust of family life."

I thoroughly enjoyed that! It's funny, making me laugh out loud a couple of times, and also quite sad, although it didn't actually reduce me to tears .... Oh, and Mr Starlight's brother Cled is a wonderfully unreliable and rather gullible narrator .... I loved it!

To my friend and neighbour, Blower!

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From my friend and neighbour Nu-Knees - to read while on a short break to Norfolk.

A lovely read - comical and sad. It shows Selwyn's determination to become a star. A man with tunnel vision but still in the end, he was loyal to his family.

Family secrets emerge which throw a different light onto family relationships.

I will have to look for more books by this author.