Little Spirit

Little Spirit is a fictional 3-piece pop-rock band seeking musical success in the 1980s. It's a lengthy mix-paced novel ideal for readers of all ages; an underdog story full of adventure, romance, poverty and 80s excess, family dramas and pitfalls. The characters will illuminate anyone wanting to know how things were and seeking musical success in today's music industry.June 1983. Before dawn, the uncommonly beautiful Katherine wakes up on yet another luxury yacht in Saint Tropez. Calvin, having slept on a beach nearby, is woken by seagulls. 800 miles away in London, Danny wakes up in his messy student flat having fallen asleep playing guitar. And Amy, she isn’t sleeping. Following another agonising one night stand, she returns to the student flat she shares with Danny and Calvin.Katherine has a secret which strangles her paradisiacal life Saint Tropez. Calvin has a dilemma that rational thought can’t help with. Danny has a problem with a bullying drummer. And, Amy’s sick with love for Danny. As the story’s layers unfold these characters come to rely on each evermore. They just require one more soul to begin their Rock ‘n’ Roll adventure.Raphael has the talent and the desire but will Calvin and Danny have enough impact to sway him to join their band or will they need Amy’s help?Years in the making, Little Spirit is DaNeo Duran’s debut novel. Within the interweaving plot threads, Little Spirit’s journey calls on industry studies from the era and DaNeo Duran’s personal experiences in signed and unsigned bands.