The Entertainers Part 1 Chapter 1
by Jade Hamilton
Genre: Adventure
Written by and narrated by Jade Hamilton
This audio story Copyright ©2020 by Jade Hamilton
When Velvet gets a phone call from her estranged brother, Jake, to say he's got their imaginary band a gig, she's immediately transported back to the rocky and peripatetic childhood they shared. Jake, who has complex learning and behavioural difficulties, longs to reconnect with the little sister he adores and swap the boredom of life in his 'upmarket' care home for the thrill of life on the road. With the help of a tough-talking carer called "Roadie" and Velvet's hunky boss, they're about to go on the tour of a lifetime.
about the author
Jade Hamilton was born in London and went to a specialist boarding school for disabled children in Hampshire. Later, she obtained a BA and MA in Creative Writing from the University of Winchester. Those early experiences encountering other disabled people and their families made her determined to write audio stories and audio dramas featuring disabled characters, LGBTQIA+ characters and other unconventional individuals and family setups that don't usually appear in mainstream fiction. She is a vegetarian Capricorn who lives in a village in Surrey where she tries to write, fangirls about BBC Radio Drama and 80s music, attempts to curb her Audible habit and drinks too much frothy coffee.
listener reviews
An interesting start by Ila Golden on 24 April 2020
This is clearly the start of a longer narrative, with an intriguing setup. The relationship being explored with the main characters who are, I believe, brother and sister is compelling enough so far for me to want to see where this is going next.
Rating: 7/10