Aspiring musician, Billy, grows up in the slums of 1960s Liverpool dreaming of stardom. To make ends meet, he goes away to sea. But hopes fade when he gets a girl pregnant and is forced into a shotgun marriage. Their loveless union fractures when Billy is sentenced to prison for assault when he finds his new wife with an old school friend. After serving his sentence, Billy is encouraged by his glamorous gangster cousin, Duke, to return to music. Success and love loom at his fingertips, but danger is lurking around the corner. Sucked into a violent confrontation, not of his making, Billy commits a crime the consequences of which reach across the decades. This is a ballad of excess, success, and the pursuit of power.
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. DR. TONY EVANS is one of the country’s most respected leaders in evangelical circles. He is a pastor, bestselling author, and frequent speaker at Bible conferences and seminars throughout the nation. Dr. Evans has served as the senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship for nearly 4 decades, witnessing its growth from 10 people in 1976 to now over 10,000 congregants with 100 plus ministries. Dr. Evans also serves as president of The Urban Alternative, a national ministry that seeks to bring about spiritual renewal in America through the church. His daily radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on nearly 1,000 stations around the globe daily. Dr. Evans has written over 50 books, including The Kingdom Agenda, Tony Evans' Book of Illustrations, Oneness Embraced, Marriage Matters, and The Battle is the Lord’s. Dr. Evans served as chaplain for the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and continues to serve as chaplain for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Through his local church and national ministry, Dr. Evans has set in motion a Kingdom Agenda philosophy of ministry that teaches God’s comprehensive rule over every area of life as demonstrated through the individual, family, church, and society. Dr. Tony Evans is married to Lois, his wife and ministry partner of 40 years. They are the proud parents of four: Chrystal, Priscilla, Anthony, Jr., and Jonathan as well as proud grandparents of ten: Kariss, Jessica, Jackson, Jesse, Jr., Jerry, Jr., Kanaan, Jude, Joel, Kelsey, and Jonathan, II. Librarian note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
