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Standing Room Only (Paperback)

by Eva Rice (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Headline Australia (4 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340766840
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340766842
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 157,787 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Marie Claire magazine, July 2000
'A smart sassy takeon the music industry and the gorgeous, insecure blokes who inhabit it.'

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'Good on characters and authentic background, it's a fun, fairytale read' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a most wonderfull reading!!!, 7 Aug 2002
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This review is from: Standing Room Only (Paperback)
I have been reading, all my life, and especially books of the english language even though, this is not my mother's tongue! But until I have read Eva Rice's, most wonderful and magical, novel I have always been waiting for something like this! I thought how cool is this western rock culture but I never imagine just how cool it is! Here in Malaysia I am a teacher of the English language and maybe, we will read this with my students! I will reccommend this book to everyone so that they may try my recommendation. Please, Eva Rice, let me say, congratulations on your wonderful reading! Keep it up writing!!!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A treat for bright young things everywhere, 8 Sep 2000
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Moja are a young, exciting pop band going round in circles until a chance meeting at a party leads them to the verge of signing a breakthrough record contract.

Eva Rice's story revolves around the lives of these struggling musicians and their very different backgrounds: the glamorous potential femme fatale Amber, the down-to-earth Nicky, the dangerously talented Felix and the ambitious Lydia who breaks into the inner sanctum of the band in order to help them find fame and fortune.

Eva delicately balances the gritty reality of the local band treadmill and endless gigs watched from a distance by an unsympathetic music business, with a daring love story and romantic entanglements that can either strengthen or weaken the precarious disposition of a group of performers.

I found this book surprisingly accurate in its portrayal of the often unseen music business - the belligerent band admirably fighting against unresponsive attitude of those with their hands on the cheque book. In addition, the intense and passionate interludes into the personal lives of the band and their friends give the story depth and believability to those readers unsure about the industry.

A treat for bright young things everywhere.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You are not alone - a 'must read' for all young bands., 25 Aug 2000
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...Eva Rice's novel is just the tonic for anyone who is taking their first daunting and intimidating steps on the bottom rung of the music industry ladder.

The author displays an uncanny insight into the minds of not just 'Moja', but every single organic band who have ever set their sights on pop stardom. Initially full of veracity and idealism, then beset with scepticism and uncertainty, the young four-piece have to navigate their way through the drudgery and toil of small, cramped venues, as well as the apparent indifference of apathetic A&R men and their mordant secretaries.

When success looms on the horizon they then face the problems of not only keeping the group intact, but their friends and their sanity too.

Eva illustrates all this with startling authenticity, as Moja try to organise a record deal, and she depicts the trials and tribulations of a young act desperate to succeed in a way far more accurately than past TV shows and novels could ever do.

This is not a 'Wayne's World' tale of Mr Big, resplendent in pony tail, leather sofa, limousine and a million dollar album contract.

This is reality.

And it bites...

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3.0 out of 5 stars pure nostalgia
average novel about the music industry. set back in the nineties so was interesting to read about things i remember from growing up. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Coming out of the clouds
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just Perfect
I raed this book and I am quite suticfied with it. As I am a non-english speaker it is quite difficult to find a right book for me. The one that I would understand easily. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars A good read - Kevin Sampson's 'Powder' for girls
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