{"product_id":"florence-foster-jenkins-paperback","title":"Florence Foster Jenkins - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins--now the basis of a major motion picture starring Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe was a woman with a dream. Nobody believed in her talent. But nothing could stop her. . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe had no pitch, no rhythm, and no tone. Still, Florence Foster Jenkins (Streep) became one of America's best-known sopranos. Born in 1868, Florence was a talented young pianist whose wealthy father refused to let her continue her musical studies in Europe. In retaliation, Florence eloped with Dr. Frank Jenkins, a man twice her age, and moved to New York. But when her father died and left her a large sum of money, Florence finally had a chance to pursue her one true passion: Singing. But first she would have to learn how to become a great singer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears of lessons and a chance meeting with St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), who would become her manager and common-law husband, would help launch Florence's career and entry into New York's prestigious classical musical societies, culminating in her giving a recital, at the age of seventy-six, at Carnegie Hall. This is story of a woman who was not afraid to recreate herself into the person she wished to become--and achieve her own version of the American Dream.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Martin has worked as a croupier, a labourer, a bouncer and a barman. In his early twenties he worked at sea as a deck hand and later as a yacht captain. He then worked as a journalist and travel writer, contributing to \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eand various magazines, before becoming a screenwriter, graduating from the National Film and Television School in 1992. He lives in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJasper Rees has been a journalist since 1988. He has written over the years for most broadsheets, but principally the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Times Saturday Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadio Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the books, \u003ci\u003eBred of Heaven: One Man's Quest to Reclaim his Welsh Roots \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI Found My Horn: One Man's Struggle with the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in London.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720261439551,"sku":"9781250115959","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/80affba8dc3accc77eb4ed14a3b203bd.webp?v=1765088573","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/florence-foster-jenkins-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}