A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances

(Foreword, by Lorin Hollander, concert pianist) Eloise Ristad deals here with complex problems which torment and cripple so many of our most creative and talented people, and she does so with compassi…

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