Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday

"I've been told that no one sings the word 'hunger' like I do. Or the word 'love'."

Billie Holiday grew up scrubbing floors and running errands in a brothel before she began singing in Harlem speakeasies as a young teenager - and became one of the greatest jazz icons of all time.

Wisecracking, gutsy and unsparing, this is her story - her rise to stardom, her struggles with addiction and racism, her adventures in love - told in her own words, without self- pity, and with huge emotional power.