{"product_id":"bitter-crop","title":"Bitter Crop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Paul Alexander tells her story in a way that could put her soul and our questions to rest' Gloria Steinem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBitter Crop \u003c\/i\u003eshows just what lay behind that tragic, transcendent gift' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBitter Crop \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelying on interviews with people who knew her and new material unearthed in private collections and institutional archives, \u003ci\u003eBitter Crop \u003c\/i\u003elimns Holiday as a powerful, ambitious woman who overcame her flaws to triumph as a vital figure of American popular music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232772313432,"sku":"9781837262434","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781837262434.jpg?v=1765610148","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/bitter-crop","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}