All Our Yesterdays by Eleanor Wells (Author
I was intrigued with All Our Yesterdays because its about Country Music which I love and listen to daily. How about you? The story is about a teenage girl, and her journey to self-discovery, during her life. I enjoyed the story line a lot and I wish my daughter Suzzie was here because I believe she would have enjoyed this story as much as I did.
All Our Yesterdays tells the story of 18 year old Marcy, who is fresh out of high school. Marcy doesn’t know what she wants to do with her life yet, but she’s committed to carving a path for herself. At the same time, her sister Eileen is recovering from a bad breakup which a lot of us have faced in our lives at least once. Marcy and Eileen decide to take a fun trip to New York. While at The Blue Crane Lounge in New York, Marcy is enthralled by Cole, a performing musician. I could almost hear the music he was playing. I found myself even wanting to order a drink while chatting with my friends.
Cole connects with Marcy after his performance, and their passion for music and kindred-spirits draw them together. Eventually, Cole and Marcy start dating. You can tell Cole and Marcy like each other.. Marcy becomes Cole’s musical muse and before long, Cole becomes a well-known musician, which is one of his life-long dreams. Together, Cole and Marcy help, support, push and inspire each other.
All Our Yesterdays showcases the crucial aspects of Marcy and Cole’s relationship including the high and low. In the end, even though they took separate paths in life, and went on to meet (and eventually marry) different people, Cole played a vital part in helping Marcy to appreciate her talents and herself more. Marcy lived a full life, and she knew it.
All Our Yesterdays ends with Marcy’s story at the age of forty, after she has experienced a life well-lived and well-loved. Spoler alert the book does get sad at the end but don’t let that stop you from reading. This would make a wonderful addition to book clubs and even a made for movie with the love, drama and yes, suspense the author brings us.
About the book:
An artistic free spirit must grapple with her sense of identity as the music she inspires her boyfriend to make propels him to stardom at the turn of the twenty-first century.
It’s the summer of 1999 in rural Minnesota, and eighteen-year-old Marcy Lewis is at a crossroads. Having graduated high school without committing to college, she wonders about the meaning of her life and what she is meant to achieve. On a trip with her sister to New York City, she meets up-and-coming musician Cole Hargrove, and the spark between the two of them is instantaneous. After Cole is inspired to write songs about her, he becomes one of the biggest names in music. As Marcy is thrust into a world of wealth and fame unlike anything she’s ever known, she finds herself torn between her sense of identity and status as one of pop’s greatest muses.
All Our Yesterdays is the debut novel of critically acclaimed writer and filmmaker Eleanor Wells (Eagle Rock, Time in A Bottle, About A Girl). A nostalgic and moving look at the intersection of romance, art, and coming-of-age in one’s twenties, fans of Daisy Jones and the Six, Normal People, and La La Land are sure to delight
Meet the Author: Eleanor Wells
Eleanor Wells is a writer, filmmaker, and actress, born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Favorite past credits include Eagle Rock, Time in a Bottle, and About A Girl. She graduated from Emerson College in 2017 with a BA in Media Arts Production and resides in Los Angeles, California. All Our Yesterdays is her first novel.
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