A Genius in the Family - An Intimate Memoir of Jacqueline du Pre

From the moment Jacqueline first held a cello at the age of five, it was clear she had an extraordinary gift. At 16, when she made her professional debut, she was hailed as one of the world's most talented and exciting young musicians. Ten years later, she stopped playing virtually overnight when multiple sclerosis removed the feeling in her hands just before a concert. It took 14 years for the crippling disease to kill her...