Me and Mr Jones

Me and Mr Jones

My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars
7.2 / 10 (46 votes)
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Language:
Engleza
Publishing Date:
2025
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Cover Type:
Paperback
Page Count:
304
ISBN:
9780571371860
Dimensions: l: 12.9cm | H: 19.8cm | 2.4cm | 262g

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Publisher's Synopsis

From the stylist behind David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust look, an electrifying peek behind the curtains during a legendary chapter of pop culture history.

Suzi Ronson was working in a Beckenham hair salon in the early seventies when Mrs Jones came in for her weekly shampoo and set. After being introduced to her son David and his wife Angie, Suzi finds herself at the Bowies' bohemian apartment and is soon embroiled in their raucous world.

Having crafted his iconic Ziggy Stardust hairstyle, Suzi becomes the only working woman in David's touring party and joins the Spiders from Mars as they perform around the globe. Amid the costume blunders, parties and groupies she meets her husband-to-be, Mick Ronson, and together they traverse the absurdities of life in show business, falling in with the likes of Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan and Lou Reed along the way.

Dazzling and intimate, Me and Mr Jones provides not only a unique perspective on one of the most beguiling stars of our time but also a world on the cusp of cultural transformation, charting the highs and lows of life as one of the only women in the room as it happened.

Reviews and comments

Un roman ca o poezie

de Ioana Oncioiu | 13/03/2019 19:14

La fel ca "Vara in care mama a avut ochii verzi", cartea te poarta cu gandul spre poezie. Trateaza subiecte greu de dus, dar imblanzite datorita gingasiilor cuvintelor. Dincolo de drama eroinei care este orfana si infiata sunt abordate si alte subiecte. Au fost atinse momente atat de dureroase precum: dobandirea independetei, vesnica lupta intre limba romana si rusa si alte aspecte sociale persistente si in ziua de azi. Cartea e frumoasa mai ales din perspectiva asocierii cu experienta personala, cand fiecare are o gradina de sticla unde stau adunate cioburile care ne-au ranit, ne-au format ca personalitate. Ele nu dispar pentru ca rolul lor este sa ne aminteasca de drumul parcurs si greselile care ne-au dus la desavarsirea omului care suntem azi. In plus, romanul aproape ca are si o nota optimista, spunandu-ti ca "intr-o luna, mirosul de orfan iese din piele si poti deveni ce vrei tu".

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