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Kate Kennedy is one of the foremost critics of twentieth-century music of her generation and is frequently heard on Radio 3. She is an Associate of the English Faculty at Oxford, where she lectures on twentieth-century literature and biography. She is the author of Dweller in Shadows: A Life of Ivor Gurney. She is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, co-director of the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing, and director of the Centre for the Study of Women Composers.
""A beautiful, richly fascinating book - a love song to the cello which, as if a character, lives within the lives of those musicians who play it.""--Stephen Hough, classical pianist, composer, and author of Enough: Scenes from Childhood ""A deeply humane tribute to the partnership between composer, musician and instrument.""--Gwyneth Lewis, acclaimed Welsh poet and author of Why Mothers Died and How Their Lives Are Saved ""A love-letter to cellos and cellists, a gripping quest across Europe for lost and sometimes miraculously re-found instruments.""--Hermione Lee, acclaimed critic and author of Tom Stoppard: A Life ""A rare musical adventure. Brimming with life... and at times heartbreaking.""--Jenny Uglow, acclaimed biographer and author of The Quentin Blake Book ""A wonderfully evocative journey of exploration and contemplation."" --Robin Lustig, author of Is Anything Happening? ""An excellently researched, thoroughly absorbing account of a personal voyage of musical discovery.""--Steven Isserlis, acclaimed cellist and author of The Bach Cello Suites: A Companion
