{"product_id":"bitter-crop-by-paul-alexander-9781837262410","title":"Bitter Crop","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBitter Crop\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring 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, \u003cem\u003eBitter Crop\u003c\/em\u003e limns Holiday as a powerful, ambitious woman who overcame her flaws to triumph as a vital figure of American popular music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46799608250604,"sku":"9781837262410","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3608923482842.jpg?v=1757237834","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/bitter-crop-by-paul-alexander-9781837262410","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}