ARGONAUT BOOKS

'The Importance of Music to Girls' tells the story of the adventures that music leads us into - getting drunk, falling in love, cutting our hair, wanting to change the world - as well as the darker side of the adolescent years: loneliness, bullying, an overdose and getting arrested. Reviews Despite the title, this is not a girlie book, but a poetic, evocative exploration of music and identity. Greenlaw's preferences range from Bob Dylan to Joy Division, her prose has a sharp honesty and she wields her erudition lightly.Sunday TimesIt is the candour of this off-beat memoi...Read More