{"product_id":"9781837360581","title":"Bows and Arrows : The Autobiography","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Lloyd Webber, Julian \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eIndividual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 April 2026 by Biteback Publishing in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 368 pages, 8pp colour plates\u003cbr\u003e162 x 242 x 31 | 506g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInthis explosive, no-holds-barred account of the life of a globally renownedclassical musician, Julian Lloyd Webber lifts the lid on a professionpreviously shrouded in mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFromvivid descriptions of his childhood in one of the world’s most famous musicaldynasties to unfiltered stories from his incredible career – includingcollaborations with such stars as Yehudi Menuhin, Joaquín Rodrigo, Elton John,and his brother, Andrew Lloyd Webber – Bows and Arrows reveals acut-throat world of agents, promoters, record companies, violin dealers andsubstance abuse, laying bare the classical music industry as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithrefreshing honesty and humour, Julian recounts the break-up of three of hisfour marriages, his lifelong passion for ensuring that every child has a chanceto play a musical instrument and his devastation at the injury that forced himto stop playing and sell his Stradivarius cello in 2014. This earth-shatteringloss, however, led him to discover a new calling as principal of a leadingroyal conservatoire and to double down on his efforts as a tireless champion ofmusic education, working closely both with government and charities. Culminatingin Julian’s return to the stage for the first time in twelve years, Bows andArrows is a powerful story of passion, loss and a life reborn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52893825040720,"sku":"9781837360581","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781837360581.jpg?v=1775758444","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781837360581","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}