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“Beautifully written, meticulously plotted and wholly credible from someone who knows what writing and performing music is all about.. A delight.”

Mark Radcliffe, author and BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music DJ

Tell Me Who I Am

What happens to ‘lost’ musicians? This accomplished debut novel from award-winning musician Georgia Ruth is woven together with her fourth album, ‘Cool Head’, by a song: the haunting ‘Tell Me Who I Am’.


Jude Lewis is about to be rediscovered, in more ways than one.

Life for this self-described ‘former musician’ has been rather disappointing. Achieving success as a young man with his debut album, the intervening years have not been kind. Stage fright and self-loathing render him unable to perform and gradually, he disappears. Occasionally mentioned in the odd music magazine or on Reddit as something of a relic, and contacted only by the most tenacious of fans, he is – in the eyes of the world, at least – lost.

But what happens to ‘lost’ musicians?

In this accomplished debut, Georgia Ruth explores the role of music and community in building, and rebuilding, a life. The release coincides with Georgia’s latest album, ‘Cool Head’, and both the novel and album are bound together by one song: the haunting ‘Tell Me Who I Am’, which is written by the novel’s main character, Jude.

Reviews

“Beautifully written, meticulously plotted and wholly credible from someone who knows what writing and performing music is all about.. A delight.”

Mark Radcliffe, author and BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music DJ