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Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday

A Song of Billie Holiday

by Alexis De Veaux

151 pages · 1987

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A portrait in rhythmic prose of the glory and pain of Billie Holliday's life spotlights the celebrated jazz singer's struggle against loneliness, racism, jealousy, and heroin.

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