The Boy Who Played Guitar: 1 - Softcover

What do you do when life hits a rut? Stuck in a failing secondary school in Cheltenham, ageing Assistant Principal, Dan McClean, is fed up. His 16-year old pupils won’t learn; the school's changing to an Academy; his wife can’t have a baby; and his middle is growing faster than Facebook. So when one day the school Principal tells Dan to get his pupils’ grades up or they’re off the higher exam paper, Dan hits on an idea: he’ll start a school choir. But what Dan doesn’t know is that by setting up the choir, he’s starting down a road where life will never quite be the same again. From columnist and debut novelist, Nikki Owen, a heart-warming, poignant tale of courage, loss and what it really means to find out who your friends are –even if they do like Lady Gaga. “A flowing story...that had me giggling in places and crying in others” (FacE-Bookers)

Born in Dublin, Nikki now lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and two children. A former advertising copywriter & marketing-type person, Nikki has moonlighted in creative writing ever since she can remember. Aged 5, she re-wrote Thumbelina (with paint & scribbles); at 14, won a competition for a book jacket and blurb design judged by Quentin Blake; at 27, was long-listed for a BBC Talent script for Casualty; and at 34, short-listed for a Guardian travel writing competition. Now (aged...um, she forgets) Nikki has written over 50 topical radio sketches, 2 short plays, multiple short stories, plus a sit-com. She is currently working on her second novel. She is also a local newspaper columnist. Nikki does like Lady Ga-Ga, but is currently unsure who Jay-Z is...