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Four Old Geezers and a Valkyrie  Gordon Lawrie 

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Gordon Lawrie's first published novel is an entertaining romp set in contemporary Edinburgh.

Brian, aka 'Captain', is a recently-retired, disillusioned depute head teacher who has split acrimoniously with his ex-wife, known for a wild temper and throwing things at him. In his rush to get free of her, he has mistakenly agreed to give her half of his newly-acquired pension, seriously threatening his precarious finances. A chance meeting with his best man encourages Captain to dig out his forty-year-old guitar and leads to a series of hilarious jam sessions in a back garden in Merchiston during which they record a couple of captain's own songs. Posting these on YouTube, they prove to be surprise hits, sending the four 'musicians' and their lawyer into a series of encounters with a tiny manager, a boy-band and a female Polish dancer, a cigar-puffing earl and a famous rock band.
The novel is unusual in that the songs Captain writes really exist, and most of them can be downloaded, either in sheet-music form or as downloadable mp3 files, at the novel's own website at http://www.lawrie.info/.

Now in its sixth edition, the print novel (ISBN 978-0-9930262-0-1​) itself can be purchased at all good bookshops priced £11.99. The book is also available an eBook online at Amazon for Kindle, iTunes/iBooks for iPads at all the usual outlets.
The book is also available an eBook online at Amazon for Kindle, iTunes/iBooks for iPads at all the usual outlets.

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