# Lady Sings the Blues

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- Book: [Lady Sings the Blues](https://www.bookquiver.com/billie-holiday/lady-sings-the-blues) ([Lady Sings the Blues.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/billie-holiday/lady-sings-the-blues.md))
- Authors: [Billie Holiday](https://www.bookquiver.com/billie-holiday)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4135-129-1
- Pages: 192
- Published: 2018-11-29
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

" I've been told that no one sings the word 'hunger' like I do. Or the word 'love'." Lady Sings the Blues is the inimitable autobiography of one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century. Born to a single mother in 1915 Baltimore, Billie Holiday had her first run-in with the law at aged 13. But Billie Holiday is no victim. Her memoir tells the story of her life spent in jazz, smoky Harlem clubs and packed-out concert halls, her love affairs, her wildly creative friends, her struggles with addiction and her adventures in love. Billie Holiday is a wise and aphoristic guide to the story of her unforgettable life.