{"product_id":"the-encore-a-memoir-in-three-acts-paperback","title":"The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharity Tillemann-Dick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"heartrending, passionate, and surprisingly humorous account of the conjunction between art and death\" (Andrew Solomon, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author), acclaimed opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick recounts her remarkable journey from struggling to draw a single breath to singing at the most prestigious venues in the world after receiving not one but two double lung transplants. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharity Tillemann-Dick was a vivacious young American soprano studying at the celebrated Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest when she received devastating news: her lungs were failing, her heart was three and a half sizes too big, and she would die within five years. Medical experts advised Charity to abandon her musical dreams, but if her time was running out, she wanted to spend it doing what she loved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn just three years, she endured two double lung transplants and had to slowly learn to breathe, walk, talk, eat, and sing again. With new lungs and fierce determination, she eventually fell in love, rebuilt her career, and reclaimed her life. More than a decade after her diagnosis, she has a chart-topping album, performs around the globe, and is a leading voice for organ donation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving Charity's extraordinary tale of triumph with those of opera's greatest heroines, \u003ci\u003e The Encore \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates the indomitable human spirit and is \"an uplifting story of overcoming significant odds to fulfill a dream\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184353984761,"sku":"9781501102325","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WjJ2VW5KNDFxVGpVQ095SVBGY2R5QT09.webp?v=1767791158","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-encore-a-memoir-in-three-acts-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}