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Susanna Hoffs' 'This Bird Has Flown' is a love story — and a valentine to music

Singer and guitarist Susanna Hoffs rose to fame with the Bangles in the 1980s. With her new book, she proves her immense writing talent isn't just confined to songs.
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Jane Start's life is all over the place.

The musician was once a star, albeit a brief one — she scored a hit single with "Can't You See I Want You," a cover of a song by a pop star named Jonesy. But in the 10 years that have passed since then, our hero has taken a fall: "I was living with my parents again, which at thirty-three was a demoralizing last resort," she says, bemoaning her new life with all of her possessions

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