Jacqueline Du Pre: A Biography

Carol Easton, who knew Jacqueline du Préell, draws on this friendship to create a moving and insightful portrait of a singularly complex person. Jacqueline du Préthe subject of the recent film Hilary and Jackie) was the music world's "golden girl," with what appeared to many to be a fairytale career and storybook marriage to Daniel Barenboim. But away from her cello, du Préas achingly human. As a child, she was isolated by her phenomenal talent. As an adult, she was confined to the rarefied...