An audiobook roulette choice for me, and a book I’ve had saved on my Everand list since I started my subscription a couple of years ago! I wasn’t sure what to expect from the audiobook but I (mostly) really enjoyed the narrator’s performance. Considering the story’s told in vignettes and jumps around loads in time, the audio format actually works surprisingly well. It’s not necessary to maintain a firm grasp on the timeline, what’s important is the mosaic of Clio’s life that’s revealed through all of the perspectives and time jumps. Initially she seems like an idealistic one-hit wonder, trying to use her moderate amount of fame to do some good in the world, but as the book goes on the portrait of Clio grows ever more complex. I’m just always a fan of books where you can see one person through myriad people’s eyes - it will never not be interesting to me. 

The protest scene was also a fascinating aspect - I had no idea police officers would ingratiate themselves into protest groups in the UK to spy.

Just a very solid, multifaceted look at a (fictional) political activist’s life in Scotland, and I’d recommend to fans of fictional musical memoirs!