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You possibly know Barry Divola’s name from the countless reviews, interviews and feature stories he’s written as a music critic and journalist. For many years his byline has appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald, Rolling Stone and many other magazines. Barry is also the author of nine books, and his latest is a music-infused novel, Driving Stevie Fracasso. It’s the story of two brothers who haven’t seen each other in 30 years – they’re thrown together in a stolen 1985 Nissan Stanza on a road trip from Austin, Texas to New York City in the days leading up to 9/11. Younger brother Rick is a jaded Manhattan music journalist; older brother Stevie is the former frontman with 1970s cult band Driven To Distraction. Fellow music writer Stuart Coupe said “Driving Stevie Fracasso reads as great as the fifth Replacements album sounds.” And John Birmingham (He Died With A Felafel In His Hand) called it “the super f****ing gnarly lead break of rock-lit novels.” On the following pages we bring you an extract from the book.
