From the moment Jacqueline du Pré first held a cello at the age
of five, it was clear she had an extraordinary gift. At sixteen,
when she made her professional debut, she was hailed as one of the
world's most talented and exciting musicians. But ten years later,
she stopped playing virtually overnight, when multiple sclerosis
removed the feeling in her hands just before a concert. It took
fourteen more years for the crippling disease to take its final
toll.
In this uniquely revealing biography,
Hilary and Piers du Pré have re-created the life they shared with
their sister in astonishing personal detail, unveiling the private
world behind the public face. With warmth and candor they recount
Jackie's blissful love of the cello, her marriage to the conductor
Daniel Barenboim, her compulsions, her suffering, and, above all,
the price exacted by her talent on the whole family. For proud as
they were of Jackie's enormous success, none of them was prepared
for the profound impact her genius would have on each of their
lives.
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