A warm, tender and funny story about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the magic of soul music *Selected as a book of 2024 by the Guardian and New Statesman** ''A book of rare charm by a writer who understands the magic of music'' Ian Rankin ''An entertaining tale of grit, fecklessness and Northern Soul'' Daily Telegraph ''The book you didn''t know you need'' Bobby Palmer ''A tale of soul music and second chances'' Guardian ''The laureate of friendship, a chronicler of unexpected, transformative connection'' Wendy Erskine ''A meditation on grief, love, and the redemptive power of music'' Observer ____________________________________ Dinah has always lived in ScarboroughTrapped with her feckless husband and useless son, her one release comes at her towns Northern Soul nights, where she gets to put on her best and lose herself in the classics. Dinah has an especial hero: Bucky Bronco, who recorded a string of soul gems in the late Sixties and then vanished off the face of