{"product_id":"9780571366118","title":"Quartet","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e*WINNER OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING AWARD*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2023*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fabulous.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA rare gift.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Passionate . . . Vivid . . . Timely.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Readable and inspiring.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Compelling . . . Ambitious . . . Poignant.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Magnificent.'\u003c\/b\u003eKate Mosse\u003cb\u003e'Riveting.'\u003c\/b\u003eAntonia Fraser\u003cb\u003e'A breath of fresh air.'\u003c\/b\u003eKate Molleson\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating.'\u003c\/b\u003eAlexandra Harris\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful.'\u003c\/b\u003eClaire Tomalin\u003cb\u003e'Splendid.'\u003c\/b\u003eMiranda Seymour\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable.'\u003c\/b\u003eFiona Maddocks\u003cb\u003e'Pioneering.'\u003c\/b\u003eAndrew Motion '\u003cb\u003eBrilliant'\u003c\/b\u003eHelen Pankhurst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEthel Smyth (b.1858):\u003c\/b\u003eFamed for her operas, this trailblazing queer Victorian composer was a larger-than-life socialite, intrepid traveller and committed Suffragette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Clarke (b.1886):\u003c\/b\u003eThis talented violist and Pre-Raphaelite beauty was one of the first women ever hired by a professional orchestra, later celebrated for her modernist experimentation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothy Howell (b.1898):\u003c\/b\u003eA prodigy who shot to fame at the 1919 Proms, her reputation as the 'English Strauss' never dented her modesty; on retirement, she tended Elgar's grave alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoreen Carwithen (b.1922):\u003c\/b\u003eOne of Britain's first woman film composers who scored Elizabeth II's coronation film, her success hid a 20-year affair with her married composition tutor \u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn their time, these women were celebrities. They composed some of the century's most popular music and pioneered creative careers; but today, they are ghostly presences, surviving only as muses and footnotes to male contemporaries like Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten - until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeah Broad's magnificent group biography resurrects these forgotten voices, recounting lives of rebellion, heartbreak and ambition, and celebrating their musical masterpieces. Lighting up a panoramic sweep of British history over two World Wars, \u003ci\u003eQuartet\u003c\/i\u003e revolutionises the canon forever.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leah Broad","offers":[{"title":"Faber \u0026amp; Faber |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-09-10","offer_id":45664325566719,"sku":"9780571366118","price":29.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4bb92b1b-a2be-4734-9f95-6adb9199f647.jpg?v=1717704856","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780571366118","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}