{"product_id":"9781837262410","title":"Bitter Crop : The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday's Last Year by Alexander, Paul","description":"Hardback\u003cbr\u003eBiography: arts \u0026amp; entertainment\u003cbr\u003e9781837262410\u003cbr\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.     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.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Book Elephant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50734216642893,"sku":"9781837262410","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/0808\/6605\/files\/9781837262410.jpg?v=1734630640","url":"https:\/\/thebookelephant.co.uk\/products\/9781837262410","provider":"The Book Elephant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}