No Remedy for Love - by Liona Boyd (Hardcover)

About the Book

A fascinating, personal story of the adventures, romance, and recovery of renowned classical guitarist Liona Boyd. After her divorce and departure from Beverly Hills, Boyd reinvented her career, became a singer-songwriter and the pen pal of Prince Philip, and turned a devastating diagnosis into a new chapter in her life and career.

Book Synopsis

A fascinating, personal story of the adventures, romance, and recovery of renowned classical guitarist Liona Boyd. After her divorce and departure from Beverly Hills, Boyd reinvented her career, became a singer-songwriter and the pen pal of Prince Philip, and turned a devastating diagnosis into a new chapter in her life and career.

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A master-class in self-confidence.

As a reporter I met and wrote about some fascinating individuals. Very few of them can match the extraordinary life and career of Liona Boyd and the beautiful way she writes about it. Liona has a thoroughly engaging style of writing and takes the reader through some truly intriguing experiences.

Her playing has inspired countless people around the world for whom she has helped evangelize the guitar. This book showcases an unexpected new dimension to Liona Boyd's creativity, and is sure to please both her fans and the uninitiated.

Liona Boyd is justifiably famous for her magnificent classical guitar music and original poetic songs. Now in this book, we are able to enjoy her adventurous, romantic, and inspiring life.

Liona's life is one rollicking adventure after another. It's indeed a privilege to follow her on her many splendoured journeys, from page to page. In equal parts refreshing and courageous.

She may be a classical musician, but Liona Boyd has always had a rock star's social life.

This book gives the reader many insights into how Liona Boyd had the courage, the determination, and the talent to become a singer and songwriter as well as a world-renowned classical guitarist.

While her famous friendships (Prince Philip, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Olivia Newton-John) do fill the room, there are also moments of quiet reflection and longing, as well as the overall feeling of a woman determined to live her best life, wherever that may be.

Your music has touched us all very deeply.
You are a national treasure!

About the Author

Liona Boyd, known around the world as "The First Lady of the Guitar," has released twenty-eight albums, spanning a wide range of styles, many of which have gone gold and platinum. She has been awarded the Order of Canada, has been inducted into the Guitar Gallery of Greats, and won five Juno awards. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida.