Quote Sheet:Arthur Phillips ‘Phillips turns the notion of the artistic muse on its head and gives it a spin, delineating a pas de deux between a young singer-songwriter and the older man who actively, obsessively inspires her’
— New York Times, '100 Notable Books of 2009' ‘The stage seems set for a classic Star is Born scenario - with a twist, as Julian never introduces himself in person but supplies surprisingly effective media coaching and career advice through the cryptic means of cartoon messages left on beer mats... Phillips has a perceptive eye for the precarious nature of vocal genius... Someone should ensure that Amy Winehouse receives a copy straight away’
— Guardian ‘The whole novel zings with fresh insight and inspired writing... impossible to put down ’
— New York Times ‘The story is compelling and lively. Some wonderful descriptve sound-bites... and inventive vocabulary... I shall be searching out his earlier novels’
— newbooks ‘Phillips achieves an elaborate, gratifying precision, combining a naturally flamboyant style with neat, observational wit. A beautiful evocation of music’s consoling power to blur the borders between art, artist and consumer’
— New Yorker ‘Highly contemporary and yet somehow timeless, The Song is You is a wise, articulate, stunning novel that eloquently illuminates that mysterious and beautiful junction where
love, grief, and pop music intersect’
— Jonathan Tropper ‘Gorgeously constructed prose... The Song is You showcases Phillips’ gift for plumbing the depths of grief and emotional fragility... a writer of enormous talent’
— USA Today ‘Phillips blends wit, erudition and eccentricity ’
— The Times ‘Arthur Phillips is a terrifically talented writer’
— George Saunders ‘One of the best writers in America’
— Washington Post ‘Neither mawkish nor syrupy Phillips’s sentimentality is gossamer light ... [He] skilfully pierces novelistic convention and pat stereotypes to reveal the pathos and humour of flawed humanity’
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