In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Over 8 years, she tracked down and tape-recorded over 200 hours of interviews with the extraordinary characters that populated the iconic singer’s short, tumultuous life. However, Linda’s book was never finished and the tapes never heard — until now.
“The portrait of Holiday is rich and nuanced.” – Financial Times
“Drawing on tapes of interviews with musicians, lovers, pimps and friends, it paints a raw, unvarnished, at times painfully intimate portrait of a singer who sang every note as if it would crack her wide open.” – Sunday Times (UK)
