Play For Me by Céline Keating: Review

Play For Me by Céline Keating

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Publisher: She Writes Press (April 21, 2015)
Category: Contemporary Literary Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Psychological
Tour date: Apr/May, 2017
ISBN: 978-1631529726
Available in Print & ebook, 217 pages

From the Award Winning Author:

It happens without warning: At a folk-rock show at her son’s college, Lily becomes transfixed by the guitarist’s unassuming onstage presence and beautiful playing―and with his final note, something within her breaks loose.

After the concert, Lily returns to her comfortable life―an Upper West Side apartment, a job as a videographer, and a kind if distracted husband―but she can’t stop thinking about the music, or about the duo’s guitarist, JJ. Unable to resist the pull of either one, she rashly offers to make a film about the band in order to gain a place with them on tour. But when Lily dares to step out from behind her camera, she falls deep into JJ’s world―upsetting the tenuous balance between him and his bandmate, and filling a chasm of need she didn’t know she had.

Captivating and provocative, Play for Me captures the thrill and heartbreak of deciding to leave behind what you love to follow what you desire.

My Thoughts Play For Me by Céline Keating

Is Lily having a mid-life crisis? If not, why would she uproot her life of comfort and success for a folk-rock guitarist? This is just what she does after attending a concert at her son’s college. She uses the pretense of making a film of the band, to join them on the road.

It doesn’t take long for Lily’s once strong ethical compass to go askew and for sparks to fly. A musician’s life is usually a difficult one, even that of a famous one. JJ is certainly not famous but he is young and talented. How can Lily not be drawn to that. However, it is one thing to imagine uprooting your settled life to go after the youth you have lost, than to actually act on it.

‘Play For Me’ is a thought provoking study on a woman who gains an obsession. It is well written with a great cast of characters. It has some great psychological tension and build up to its final conclusion. It was a bit of a departure from the kind of book I usually read but I am so glad I took it. I highly recommend ‘Play For Me’ to those who love literary fiction with a bit of suspense.

5/5

I received the print version for my honest review.

About Céline Keating

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Céline Keating is the author of novels Layla (2011) and Play for Me (2015), which was a finalist in the International Book Awards, the Indie Excellence Awards, and the USA Book Awards. Céline is also the co-editor of On Montauk: A Literary Celebration (2016).

Her short fiction has been published in many literary magazines, including Appearances, Echoes, Emry’s Journal, Mount Hope, The North Stone Review, Prairie Schooner, and the Santa Clara Review. Céline’s short story “Home” received the first-place 2014 Hackney Award for Short Fiction. Céline is also a music journalist whose work has appeared in Minor7th.com, Guitar World, and Acoustic Guitar magazines.

Website: http://www.celinekeating.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/celinekeating
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCelineKeating/

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