A tale of love, moosic and pigs.
Mike Grimshaw runs the quaint grocery shop in the quiet Suffolk village of Peasenhall. While the eccentric nuances of rural life spin around him, Mike manages to stay sane by playing guitar at amateur open mic nights in his local pub, The Whipped Peasant. When Mike finds love with Jules, the resident midwife, he finally appears to have some control over his life. However, the close attentions of the pub’s award-winning French chef towards Jules, and the ongoing battle for open mic supremacy between his local and its ill-fated rival, The Startled Goose, ensure Mike’s troubles are far from over.
All, however, will be decided in the dramatic Battle of the Pubs finale.
Steeped in local references, outrageous characters and crammed with vivid pop culture, Open Mike is an original, satirical novel that tears up the tumultuous pub amateur music scene. A Suffolk-endearing tribute to everything open mic and the lives of those committed to supporting these often obscure talent nights, this is a slice of British life that rarely gets celebrated.