{"id":6433,"date":"2020-11-14T12:03:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T19:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=6433"},"modified":"2020-11-14T12:03:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T19:03:48","slug":"this-is-not-a-lie-by-s-c-farrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=6433","title":{"rendered":"This is not a lie by S.C. Farrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=6434\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/this-is-not-a-lie.jpg?fit=334%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"334,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"this-is-not-a-lie\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/this-is-not-a-lie.jpg?fit=334%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/this-is-not-a-lie.jpg?resize=229%2C342&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6434\" width=\"229\" height=\"342\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A poignant and evocative tale\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set in 1984 in St Kilda, the bohemian beachside suburb of Melbourne, Farrow\u2019s searing novel follows a brilliant young guitarist and songwriter as he sets on a path of self-destruction while struggling with his heroin addiction and sexuality. Joel Reed Foreman, the lead guitarist of The Blackhearts, a heavy metal band struggling to stay afloat, falls hard for Harry Engel, the unconventional and disarmingly charismatic vocalist and the band\u2019s new singer. While success finally becomes a reality for the Blackhearts, Joel\u2019s drug addiction and his attraction to Harry sets him on a path of self-destruction. Through Joel\u2019s story, Farrow explores the adrenaline-charged and overwhelming emotional roller coaster of love. She skillfully captures the trepidation and excitement of his attraction to Harry, the way he justifies his conflicting feelings and treatment of the people around him. In the trajectory of his developing relationship with Harry, he traverses the rocky road of love by throwing himself blindly to passion. His continuous struggle with addiction, self-loathing, and his sexuality affect his choices, impacting those around him.&nbsp; Farrow\u2019s writing is assured, her prose elegant, and the characterization first-rate. Her descriptive eye lends beauty and authenticity to the multilayered, complex narrative. Through Joel\u2019s story, Farrow examines LGBT issues during 80s, substance abuse and drug addiction, the ramifications of one&#8217;s actions, love, impulsiveness, and how the person one chooses to be with can impact not only one&#8217;s own individuality but also the family and friends. Fallow has crafted a devastating, thoroughly engrossing story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is not a lie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By S.C. Farrow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dixi Books Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/This-not-lie-S-C-Farrow\/dp\/1913680037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date November 28, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 9781913680<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">price \u00a313.99 Paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poignant and evocative tale\u2026 Set in 1984 in St Kilda, the bohemian beachside suburb of Melbourne, Farrow\u2019s searing novel follows a brilliant young guitarist and songwriter as he sets on a path of self-destruction while struggling with his heroin addiction and sexuality. Joel Reed Foreman, the lead guitarist of The Blackhearts, a heavy metal band struggling to stay afloat, falls hard for Harry Engel, the unconventional and disarmingly charismatic vocalist and the band\u2019s new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":6434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[38100332,24777292,7223,726,3328,178,610903656,1473,1008073,856121,309,349],"class_list":["post-6433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-amreading","tag-amwriting","tag-author","tag-authors","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-indie-books-review","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/this-is-not-a-lie.jpg?fit=334%2C499&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-1FL","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6433"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6436,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6433\/revisions\/6436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}