In 1981; fifteen-year-old Nikki McWatters is living in a Gold Coast suburb; dragging herself through humdrum schooldays and dreaming of losing her virginity to a rock star. With three friends she starts the Vulture Club for aspiring groupies ndash; and so begins a festival of sex; drugs and rock rsquo;nrsquo; roll.As Nikki gets older; her conquests get bigger and the stakes get higher. From Australian Crawl to INXS; Pseudo Echo to Duran Duran; she is living her teenage dream ndash; but is the groupie life all itrsquo;s cracked up to be?One Way or Another is an irresistible romp through a world of pub rock; big hair; wild nights and mornings after. With irrepressible humour and a bulging little black book; Nikki McWatters recalls an age when everything seemed possible ndash; even if everything wasnrsquo;t such a good idea.lsquo;A vivid; heartfelt trip into the human side of rock rsquo;nrsquo; roll hellip; painfully honest and insightful; this is a Puberty Blues for the rsquo;80s generation.rsquo; mdash;Richard Lowenstein; director of Dogs in Space and He Died with a Felafel in His Handlsquo;McWatters renders her story with skill; sensitivity; wit and honesty hellip; a fascinating look into some of rockrsquo;s seedier aspects.rsquo; mdash;Bookseller+Publisherlsquo;A great Australian rock rsquo;nrsquo; roll readrsquo; mdash;Steve KilbeyNikki McWatters has had a varied career; from film and television acting to teaching to legal counselling. She lives in Queensland with her husband and children. One Way or Another was shortlisted for the Emerging Author Award in the Queensland Premierrsquo;s Literary Awards.
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