'This is a raw true book that evokes not just the life of the great singer Billie Holiday but an entire jazz era....' Mail on Sunday Julia Blackburn's brilliant and haunting book is a life of Billie Holiday told in the voices of those who knew her. During the 1970s a young woman called Linda Kuehl planning to write a biography of Billie recorded interviews with more than 150 people. Kuehl died in 1978 and her book never came out but her recordings survived to provide the raw material for this extraordinary account of the life of America's First Lady of Jazz. These same recordings have been…mehr
'This is a raw true book that evokes not just the life of the great singer Billie Holiday but an entire jazz era....' Mail on Sunday Julia Blackburn's brilliant and haunting book is a life of Billie Holiday told in the voices of those who knew her. During the 1970s a young woman called Linda Kuehl planning to write a biography of Billie recorded interviews with more than 150 people. Kuehl died in 1978 and her book never came out but her recordings survived to provide the raw material for this extraordinary account of the life of America's First Lady of Jazz. These same recordings have been used as the basis for the 2020 film Billie. Billie Holiday is usually portrayed as a tragic victim of her own vices. These intimate stories give us a much deeper picture of her personality - we witness scenes from her chaotic childhood; we see her when she first arrives in Harlem at the age of fourteen; and we follow her through her rise to fame and into the notoriety that came so close on its heels. Billie's friends and lovers and fellow musicians talk about her troubles and her addictions but they also have a lot to say about her warmth and her courage and the ones who were really close to her understood that although she had a lot of men and drugs and booze in her life all that really mattered was the singing. ______________ PRAISE FOR WITH BILLIE: 'Gives a far more complete idea of Holiday as an artist than anything else I have read GuardianJulia Blackburn's book gives a far more complete idea of Holiday as an artist than anything else I have read' Guardian 'This addition to the tide of Billie Holiday books is extremely welcome. Nowhere else is the context of her life and work so vividly captured' Toni Morrison 'Full of vigour and colour...Ms Blackburn's portrait of a unique artist is moving revealing and quite unforgettable' Economist
Julia Blackburn is a children's author, nature lover, and former BBC Berkshire book reviewer. Her debut middle grade novel, A Mystery at Whisper Lake - longlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition - launches alongside her younger chapter book, The Songbird Army. Both celebrate the healing power of nature and the wild creatures that help restore balance to the world.She co-authored the cozy mystery Riverside Lane (Momentum Press, 2019), which sold over 5,000 copies, before turning her focus to children's fiction. A lifelong lover of the natural world, Julia writes from her desk with her loyal dog, Muttley, curled beneath her chair, and collaborates with her daughter Louisa, who illustrates all her books.Together, they bring stories of wonder, courage, and the natural world to life for children everywhere.Praise for The Songbird Army - ""A beautifully written nature adventure celebrating friendship, courage and inclusion. The Songbird Army helps children explore empathy, loss and resilience - a perfect classroom or independent read for ages 9-10."Praise for The Lost Dragonflies - "I absolutely loved every second of reading Julia's book. Her love of nature really shines through, and for children it's one of the most important lessons to teach them." Helen Byles, BookBound
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