I've been told that no one sings the word'hunger'like I do. Or the word'love'.
Lady Sings the Blues is the inimitable autobiography of one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century.
Born to a single mother in 1915 Baltimore,Billie Holiday had her first run-in with the law at aged 13. But Billie Holiday is no victim. Her memoir tells the story of her life spent in jazz,smoky Harlem clubs and packed-out concert halls,her love affairs,her wildly creative friends,her struggles with addiction and her adventures in love. Billie Holiday is a wise and aphoristic guide to the story of her unforgettable life.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241351291Number of pages: 192Weight: 140 gDimensions: 196 x 126 x 18 mm
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'Its value is in its witness to the grinding humiliation of the racism that tainted every moment of her louche life.'- John Lahr - London Review of Books
'A wrenchingly authentic account of Holiday's turbulent trajectory from abused child to jazz genius.'- Jane Shilling - The Daily Mail
'Her troubles are long behind her now. Her genius however,shows no sign of dimming any time soon.'- Nick Hornby,The Sunday Times
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