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"No family should have less than three children. If there is one genius among them, there should be two to support him."The life of Jacqueline du Pré is an enticing subject for biography. Child prodigy turned superstar cellist, du Pré came from a highly musical family, studied with the greatest musicians in the world, married the pianist Daniel Barenboim during Israel's Six Day War in 1967--and was struck down by multiple sclerosis in 1973, at the age of 28. From then on her deterioration was swift and merciless. In 1987 Du Pré eventually died, unable even to feed herself unaided, let alone play her beloved cello.
Du Pré's closeness to her family--in particular her sister (and early musical rival) Hilary, and brother Piers--has been well-documented, but the publication of A Genius in the Family was a revelation. Among other things came the blithe disclosure that the moody, brilliant du Pré, during a difficult period in her life, regularly slept with Hilary's husband "Kiffer"--with Hilary's blessing. Controversy raged; were Hilary and Piers saints who sacrificed the limelight and their own wishes to placate this temperamental genius? Or was the book a not-so-subtle attempt to destroy the myth of the tragic, beautiful du Pré--and to avenge lives lived in her shadow?
"These are our memories. This book is not a biography nor an account of Jackie's career.It is simply what happened. We offer the reader the story of our family, from within", write the authors in the preface to this memoir. Whatever the motives behind A Genius in the Family, it is a vivid account of the woman behind the icon, and an enthralling read. --Catherine Taylor
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Jacqueline Du Pre was one of the finest cellists of this century. She is known particulary for her recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto, with Sir John Barbirolli conducting, and her public image owes much to the television programmes in which she exudes vitality and a love of performing. She developed multiple sclerosis at the age of 28, died 14 years later in 1987 and is now virtually a legend. Her sister and brother have written this book to show the warm, emotionally complex and demanding woman behind that legend. It has quickly become notorious for revealing Jackie's affair with her sister's husband, carried on with Hilary's consent and looked on almost as a form of therapy. But that is a small part of the book, which is basically a family album of anecdote and memories, in which the Du Pres can be seen putting Jackie first in all things and suffering many humiliations as they trail behind her. However, anecdote is no substitute for insight and this gushing book, in which everything is incredibly wonderful or heartbreakingly awful, ends up revealing more about the authors than it does about their sister. (Kirkus UK)
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