Kathleen Ferrier, the greatest lyric contralto Britain ever produced, lost her battle with cancer 50 years ago. Her name endures despite a career that lasted ba... » 

Kathleen Ferrier, the greatest lyric contralto Britain ever produced, lost her battle with cancer 50 years ago. Her name endures despite a career that lasted barely a decade. And she was surely fun to know: this collection of writings gives a sunny picture of her life in the muted postwar years. «