{"product_id":"9781837262410","title":"Bitter Crop : The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday's Last Year","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Alexander, Paul \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography: arts \u0026amp; entertainment\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 July 2024 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 368 pages, B\u0026amp;W photos throughout\u003cbr\u003e242 x 160 x 34 | 578g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitter Crop is an unconventional portrait of arguably America's most eminent jazz singer. Acclaimed biographer Paul Alexander shrewdly focuses on the last year of her life - with relevant flashbacks to provide context - to evoke and examine the persistent magnificence of Holiday's artistry when it was supposed to have declined, in the wake of her drug abuse, relationships with violent men, and run-ins with the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  During her lifetime and after her death, Billie Holiday was often depicted as a down-on-her-luck junkie severely lacking in self-esteem. Relying on interviews with people who knew her and new material unearthed in private collections and institutional archives, Bitter Crop limns Holiday as a powerful, ambitious woman who overcame her flaws to triumph as a vital figure of American popular music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45667898392835,"sku":"9781837262410","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781837262410_5413ea5d-60dd-48ea-afa5-816411d46628.jpg?v=1731409436","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781837262410","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}