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Book Synopsis__________________________A FASCINATING BIOGRAPHY OF SINGING LEGEND EDITH PIAF__________________________This engaging life of the diminutive French singer makes you appreciate anew what a magician she was'' - Sunday TimesFascinating ... Burke vividly depicts the rollercoaster of Piaf''s life'' - Mail on Sunday''Concise and compelling ... poised, persuasive and powerful - like the sparrow herself'' - Daily Telegraph''A clear-eyed portrait of an unflinching artist'' - New Statesman__________________________Edith Piaf was one of the most greatly loved singers of the twentieth century. From the start of her exceptional career in the 1930s, her waif-like form and heart-wrenching voice endeared her first to the French, then to audiences around the globe. As she moved from her youth singing in the streets to the glamour of the Paris music-halls, Piaf formed lasting friendships with such figures as Maurice Chev
Trade Review‘This engaging life of the diminutive French singer makes you appreciate anew what a magician she was' * Sunday Times *
‘Fascinating ... Burke vividly depicts the rollercoaster of Piaf's life' * Mail on Sunday *
'Concise and compelling [...] No Regrets is poised, persuasive and powerful - like the sparrow herself' * Daily Telegraph *
'A clear-eyed portrait of an unflinching artist' * New Statesman *
