Everything Is Just Beginning ¿ A Novel

<b>An Immersive Story of Music, Struggle, and Starting Over from an Award-Winning Author</b><br/><br/>Michael Sullivan is a talented lyricist and a decent guitarist, but since he was kicked out of his band (and his apartment), he''s not sure he''ll ever get a record deal. Living with his loser uncle in a beat-up trailer and working a dead-end job, Michael has little reason to hope for a better future. Until the invitation for a swanky New Year''s Eve party shows up in the mailbox. It''s for his uncle, with whom he shares his name, but his uncle is going out of town . . . <br/><br/>On the effervescent night of December 31, 1989--as the Berlin Wall is coming down, the Soviet Union is inching toward democracy, and anything seems possible--Michael will cross paths with the accomplished and enigmatic young heir to a fading musical dynasty, forever altering both of their futures. <br/><br/><br/>"Bartels''s spirited writing enlivens the earnest tale. Readers will root for these character