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Nobody's Empire

By: Stuart Murdoch
Narrated by: Stuart Murdoch
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It's the early 1990s in Glasgow, and Stephen - music loving romantic - has emerged from a lengthy hospital stay diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, a little-understood disease that has robbed him of any prospects of work, a social life or independent living. Meeting fellow strugglers, who the world seems to care less and less for, they form their own support group and try to get by as cheaply and as painlessly as possible.

Finding that he has the ability to write songs, albeit in a slow and fledgling way, Stephen wakes to the possibility of a spiritual life beyond the everyday, and feels a calling for someplace else. Leaving Glasgow in search of a cure in the mythic warmth of California, Stephen and his friend Richard float between hostels, sofas, and park benches. Could the trip really offer them both a new-world reinvention?

©2024 Stuart Murdoch (P)2024 Faber & Faber Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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Stuart Murdoch proving he excels at everything he puts his mind to. Superb work as always

Nobody’s Empire

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Wow. This is the most beautifully written book. Stuart is the most evocative story teller as his music shows, and it is a delight to find that translates into the written form. Read in his own voice the accent and tones invite you into his inner world and it is just as magical as his music. There are also two songs buried in the audio - real treasure.

Write a song I’ll sing along!

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A wonderfully straightforward and candid, writing style, perfectly read by the author. I very much enjoyed it.

Very straightforward but lyrical writing.

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I had heard Stuart being interviewed on BBC radio 6 & being a person with CFS I thought it might help read something relatable. I loved listening to this story. I fell into the story so easily. I felt like I was watching the whole story unfold. The detail & flow of the book was incredible. I didn’t want the story to end. I loved listening to Stuart sing his songs in the audible version.

Effortless listening of the audible version.

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thank you Stuart for writing so candidly about ME and bringing it out of the shadows. I loved the book in general as well

engaging, funny and inspiring

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