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Once There Was a Way
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Publisher's Summary
The next novel from author Bryce Zabel, whose debut, Surrounded by Enemies: What if Kennedy Survived Dallas? won the coveted Sidewise Award for Alternate History.
"We know The Beatles let it be, but what if they worked it out instead? This book gives life to every fan's fantasy. It's a great new adventure full of twists and turns that never were, but might have been." [Chris Carter, host, Breakfast with the Beatles and Chris Carter's British Invasion (Sirius/XM Radio)]
We all know the tragic story by now. After seven years as the most popular rock-and-roll group the world has ever seen, the Beatles - torn apart by personal and creative differences - called it quits in 1970, never to play together again. The fact that their contemporaries like the Rolling Stones are still playing today makes their ending even more painful.
Once There Was a Way: What if The Beatles Stayed Together? is a story of another reality, the one we wish had happened, where the Fab Four chose to work it out rather than let it be. This book is no mere fairy tale but a chronicle crafted from the people and events of our own history, shaped to create a brand-new narrative in which John, Paul, George, and Ringo find a way to stay friends and keep the band together. Imagine there was more. Lots more. It's easy if you try.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-18
If You Love The Beatles, You’ll Love This Book!
I know a lot about the Beatles, and this book was both gratifying and surprising. It feels so real that you will be amazed at how this author has seamlessly woven this amazing story. The story, the details and the love that has gone into this will just blow you away! Give this a chance!
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- Mark Patterson
- 06-15-18
Peace and Love to The 21st Century Beatles
I read a lot of alternative history, and was skeptical this 50-year retrospective on a Fab 4 that never broke up could work. But Bruce Zabel pulled it off. The point of departure (Jonny Carson returning to New York for John and Paul's appearance on the Tonight Show) was imaginative and effective. Zabel wasn't afraid to speculate but kept the flights of imagination grounded in plausibility (mostly). At the end, I found myself genuinely feeling nostalgic for a vivid exit from a 1975 stage that never happened! A clear sign of effective Alt-Hx. Note: it does help a good bit to be a solid Beatles fan.
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- J. M. Popa
- 02-15-19
For true Beatles fans
A wonderful fictional journey from the time of The White Album to 2013. Expertly woven with what actually did happen with what could have happened had they stayed together. The author completely captures the personalities of the Fab Four. The narrator's interpretation is masterful, expecially when he does Yoko. I've listened to this book twice in 3 months, and have given it as a gift. The only negative is a cheap shot at the current president and his departed press secretary. Has no place in this great story. I don't understand why this interjection was necessary, except to make the author popular amoung his literary friends. Not why I buy books.