Fallen Star - Ian Barker

Book Details

Country: UK
Language: English
Genre: Modern Fiction
Publisher: Rebel e Publishers
Publication Date: 2010


Fictional Artist: The Fallen Boys
Genre: Pop
Country: UK
Real World Analogue: Ian suggested the following snippet from the book tells you everything you need to know:

'So, do you play guitar in this band of yours?'
'Ex-band,' said Karl, in a dark monotone. ‘No, we were just a singing and dancing group.'
'Like Westlife?'
'Bit more edgy. Sort of Blue or early Take That, I suppose. We were for the kids, Westlife are for the mums.'
'Thanks,' said Lizzie, 'should I get the blue rinse done now?'

Jacket Blurb: 

The Fallen Boys were at their zenith when Zac’s luck ran out. How does the shock of being dumped from dazzling and conspicuous success into relative obscurity affect his fellow boy band members Karl, Ritchie and Leon?

Accustomed to adulation, wall-to-wall glamour, sex and all the illusions of fame, the Boys find themselves in strange territory. No longer courted, with zero prospect of resurrecting the group, they find themselves facing harsh realities. Karl is driven to appear on chat shows and accept pantomime roles: all the P.R. exercises he previously spurned. Desperate for work he even auditions for a blue movie. Reluctantly, he participates in a TV reality series soon after he meets Lizzie Keating, daughter of an IRA bomber. Hormones and adrenalin surge as the challenges to their relationship surface: Karl’s father, ex-Army and implacable in his hatred for the Irish; Karl’s wandering eye; Lizzie’s refusal to play second fiddle to anyone.

With gusto, humour and insight, Ian Barker entertains with this intertwined tale of discovering what is truly valuable in life.