Hilary and Jackie: The True Story of Two Sisters Who Shared a Passion, a Madness and a Man
by HILARY DU PRE, PIERS DU PRE | Biographies & Memoirs | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0345432711 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0345432711 Global Overview for this book
3 journalers for this copy...
My husband picked this up after seeing the movie. He enjoyed it immensely. Trade paperback in good condition. From the back:
"From the moment Jacqueline de Pre first held a cello at the age of five, it was clear she had an extraordinary gift. At sixteen, when she made her professional debut, she was hailed as one of the world's most talented and exciting musicians. But ten years later, she stopped playing virtually overnight, when Multiple sclerosis removed the feeling in her hands just before a concert. It took fourteen more years for the crippling disease to take its final toll.
In this uniquely revealing biography, Hilary and Piers du Pre have re-created the life they shared with their sister in astonishing personal detail, unveiling the private world behind the public face...For proud as they were of Jackie's enormous success, none of them was prepared for the profound impact her genius would have on each of their lives..."
"The kind of book that makes fiction seem redundant...One of the most unforgettable of true-life memoirs--it sets new standards of honesty in its genre." --Sunday Times (London)
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"From the moment Jacqueline de Pre first held a cello at the age of five, it was clear she had an extraordinary gift. At sixteen, when she made her professional debut, she was hailed as one of the world's most talented and exciting musicians. But ten years later, she stopped playing virtually overnight, when Multiple sclerosis removed the feeling in her hands just before a concert. It took fourteen more years for the crippling disease to take its final toll.
In this uniquely revealing biography, Hilary and Piers du Pre have re-created the life they shared with their sister in astonishing personal detail, unveiling the private world behind the public face...For proud as they were of Jackie's enormous success, none of them was prepared for the profound impact her genius would have on each of their lives..."
"The kind of book that makes fiction seem redundant...One of the most unforgettable of true-life memoirs--it sets new standards of honesty in its genre." --Sunday Times (London)
Reserved for Firegirl's VBB.
I finally got to this one and enjoyed it, but probably not as much as my husband who is a cello player. It is a fascinating story of genius and the toll it takes on a family - the original title was A Genius in the Family. I felt the new title - Hilary and Jackie: the true story of two sisters who shared a passion, a madness and a man was designed by marketers who wanted to capitalize on one of the more sensational aspects of the sisters' relationship and didn't really reflect the book written by both the sister and the brother of Jackie du Pre. The writing was frank and a little plain, but appropriate for the voices of non-writers. I'll be looking for a home for it soon.
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AnonymousFinder
at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, September 30, 2010
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Took from the Mount TBR Bookbox. Thanks!
Journal Entry 5 by originalslicey at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, September 30, 2010
Sheesh, I don't know how I wasn't signed in - no anonymous finder, just me!
