The real and touching life of a cellist
I was first attracted by the title of the book "She is Lonelier than Fireworks". Yi Shu also has a novel of the same name. I thought it was a similar story. . After receiving the book, I was attracted by the black and red cover and discovered that it was a memoir about the cellist Jacqueline Dupree, which was compiled by her sister Hilary Dupree and her brother Pierce Dupree on the tenth anniversary of her death. The author's memoirs show us the real Jacqueline Dupree.
Excellent mothers of geniuses
Alice Gripp, the mother of Hilary Dupree, Jacqueline Dupree and Pierce Dupree, is a British pianist who was already very talented when she was young. Excellent, a top student who has won all the awards from the Royal Academy of Music.
Such mothers are more likely to discover their children's talents. Under their mother's training, both Hilary and Jacqueline have made a difference in music, while Pierce, the son of the family, has become a pilot.
The genius Jacqueline at home
Eight-month-old Jacqueline is held on her mother's lap, her mother hums a ballad, and her father sings the chords. When her mother began to sing "Black Black Black Sheep," little Jacqueline would stand up and start singing. Jacqueline could sing the entire song in one breath, and her voice was beautiful. As an older sister, Hillary didn't understand this difference, but when she heard her mother talking about this to everyone, she realized that this little sister had a unique talent. Sixteen-year-old Jacqueline has become a rising star on the professional stage. She seems to be born for the stage.
The birth of such a musical genius really makes the family proud, but we have to admit that when God opens one window for you, he also closes another. For Jacqueline, this closed window is a stable character.
This unique musical genius has emerged since she was a baby. Her talent made her focus on practicing the piano since she was a child, and did not develop her own character too much, thus becoming selfish and overly devoted to her family. rely.
Hillary also had a hobby of playing the flute since she was a child, and Jacqueline's talent put a lot of pressure on Hillary.
When Jacqueline was thirteen years old, her mother still carried the cello for her and took care of the transportation as she had done when she was a child. Pierce took the subway to school alone, and Hillary walked to the Royal Academy.
In addition to the love of her parents, others also particularly like to come home to watch Jacqueline perform. She was filled with joy, while Hillary became more and more sensitive, secretly angry that she had been ignored, and afraid that others would always ask in the future, where is your genius sister?
Everyone wants others to pay attention to themselves because of themselves, not the people around them, and Hillary was the same at that time. She and her younger sister also like music, but her younger sister is too good, which makes her and her younger brother seem too ordinary.
Hillary spends four hours every day practicing to be able to play the perfect "low B". Jacqueline didn't have to train as hard as me. This difference made Hillary feel very depressed. Jacqueline can produce the best music effortlessly, while Hilary needs intense practice to achieve perfection.
Although this process was hard, when she grew up, Hillary expressed that she did not want to exchange lives with Jacqueline. She envies Jacqueline's talent, but she may not like that kind of life.
The Fall of Genius
After seeing the happy life of her sister Hilary and her brother-in-law Kiefer, Jacqueline became unhappy. She thought her marriage was not happy, She was out of sync with her husband, Daniel, and she began to become miserable. When her sister took her to her home to help her, she actually proposed to share her brother-in-law's love with her sister. She knew that her brother-in-law did not love her, but she still proposed to do so.
This kind of thing would not be agreed to by anyone except Hillary, but Hillary loved this sister so much that she asked her husband to comfort her sister while she was in pain. Hillary's extraordinary generosity made Jacqueline even more pampered.
Fortunately, in addition to outstanding musical achievements, there is also a beautiful family relationship
Hilary and Jacqueline have a very good relationship, from childhood to adulthood, and even later Jacqueline’s spirit Collapse and illness, Hillary has reached a level that is difficult to understand.
The reason why it is difficult to understand is that most people have a selfish side, or they are not that selfless, and Hillary’s kindness to Jacqueline is completely selfless. , probably because of God’s great love for Jacqueline, his beloved child.
Everyone has some shortcomings in their character. On the road of life, if you gain something, you will lose something.
Jacqueline's life is both brilliant and sad. She was "the most outstanding cellist since the founding of the United Kingdom", but she did not live a happy life because of her talent. Instead, she suffered from multiple sclerosis amidst various struggles and pains and was forced to give up the cello. He fell into loneliness and despair, struggling alone, unable to get help and salvation, and finally passed away while fighting the disease.
After closing "She Is Lonelier Than Fireworks" and reviewing the real events and details in the book, I realized that the title is meaningful. Jacqueline is indeed lonelier than fireworks. She became famous at a young age, making her as brilliant as fireworks. Her marriage to conductor Daniel was enviable at the beginning, but later due to a lack of character and the onset of multiple sclerosis, the last days of her life were ruined. Living in loneliness. Fortunately, she has a family who loves her very much, and a sister, Hillary, who has a love beyond ordinary sisters. In this way, in addition to her outstanding achievements in music, her family love is also worth feeling, just like Hillary. and Pierce wrote "She's Lonelier Than Fireworks" in memory of their dear sister Jacqueline Dupree.