The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives

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At its heart is Jude’s own story: how songs helped her wrestle with the grief of losing her father at age five; concoct her own sense of self as a lonely adolescent; sky-rocket her relationships, both real and imagined, in the flushes of early womanhood, propel her own journey into working life, adulthood and parenthood, and look to the future. Publisher: White Rabbit Fascinating' Ian Rankin 'Moving and absorbing, The Sound of Being Human mixes memoir, analysis, anecdote and personal chronicle into a mosaic that evokes what music means to the individual and the human tribe. Author: Jude Rogers Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'Too often we treat popular music as wallpaper surrounding us as we live our lives. At its heart is Jude's own story: how songs helped her wrestle with the grief of losing her father at age five; concoct her own sense of self as a lonely adolescent; sky-rocket her relationships, both real and imagined, in the flushes of early womanhood, propel her own journey into working life, adulthood and parenthood, and look to the future. The Sound of Being Human explores why music plays such a deep-rooted role in our lives from before we are born to our last days. 'The Sound of Being Human' explores, in detail, why music plays such a deep-rooted role in so many lives, from before we are born to our last days. It is about music's power to help us tell our own stories, whatever they are, and make them sing. Pages: 293 The Sound of Being Human mixes memoir, analysis, anecdote and personal chronicle into a mosaic that evokes what music means to the individual and the human tribe.