{"title":"Leah Broad","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeah Broad offers a compelling voice in \u003cstrong\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e, weaving intimate narratives that explore memory, identity, and personal history. Her works, including \u003cem\u003eQuartet\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers into richly detailed life stories marked by emotional depth and poetic insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for the nuances of human experience, Broad’s writing captures the complexity of relationships and the passage of time, making her memoirs both thought-provoking and deeply resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"quartet-by-leah-broad-9780571366118","title":"Quartet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFabulous.\u003c\/em\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA rare gift.\u003c\/em\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePassionate ... Vivid ... Timely.\u003c\/em\u003e Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReadable and inspiring.\u003c\/em\u003e Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompelling ... Ambitious ... Poignant.\u003c\/em\u003e Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagnificent.\u003c\/em\u003e Kate Mosse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiveting.\u003c\/em\u003e Antonia Fraser\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA breath of fresh air.\u003c\/em\u003e Kate Molleson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFascinating.\u003c\/em\u003e Alexandra Harris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWonderful.\u003c\/em\u003e Claire Tomalin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSplendid.\u003c\/em\u003e Miranda Seymour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemarkable.\u003c\/em\u003e Fiona Maddocks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePioneering.\u003c\/em\u003e Andrew Motion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliant.\u003c\/em\u003e Helen Pankhurst\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthel Smyth (b. 1858):\u003c\/strong\u003e Famed for her operas, this trailblazing queer Victorian composer was a larger-than-life socialite, intrepid traveller and committed Suffragette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebecca Clarke (b. 1886):\u003c\/strong\u003e This talented violist and Pre-Raphaelite beauty was one of the first women ever hired by a professional orchestra, later celebrated for her modernist experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Howell (b. 1898):\u003c\/strong\u003e A 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoreen Carwithen (b. 1922):\u003c\/strong\u003e One 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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, \u003cem\u003eQuartet\u003c\/em\u003e revolutionises the canon forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647707300076,"sku":"9780571366118","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a11e4358afeceea2e0ba3c138a140373.jpg?v=1779232570"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/leah-broad.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}