Bitter crop : the heartache and triumph of Billie Holiday's last year
(2024)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
BIOGRAPHY/HOLIDAY,B
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
353 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780593315903, 0593315901 :, 0593315901, 9780593315903
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso
The last night at the Flamingo Lounge -- A woman of the world -- Lady in satin -- A little jazz history -- Bitter crop -- When your lover has gone -- It happened out west -- Goodbye to the City of Lights -- The whole truth -- "I'm Billie Holiday!" -- The death of the president -- Memory and desire -- Farewell to storyville -- Fade out -- Angel of Harlem
"A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon"--