Myra Hess – National Treasure

This new biography, the first for nearly 50 years, is meticulously researched and richly illustrated: Jessica Duchen brings to her task not just the biographer’s curious eye but a music critic’s ear and discernment.
Bernard Hughes – theartsdesk.com.

An engrossing read bringing fresh perspectives on a remarkable musician and on the 20th century cultural backdrop from which she emerged.
Fiona Maddocks – Author and Music Critic

Guitar

In this guide to the guitar, you will find all the knowledge and information a guitarist may need, masterfully written in great detail by the authors, offering a wide range of musical tastes and expert technical knowledge.
David Russell

This book is what we’ve all been waiting for. A must for all serious guitar people… Jonathan Leathwood and Richard Wright have written something very special.
Steve Goss

Our standards

A final word: this volume as published by Kahn & Averill, with its stitched binding [thread-sewing], high-quality paper, beautiful font, neatly engraved musical examples, and well-proportioned layout, only adds to the extraordinary quality of the contents.
Brad DeRoche – review of Guitar in Soundboard (April 2025)

Duchen has been lucky in her publisher. The book is beautifully designed and produced, with proper stitch binding [thread-sewing] on high-quality paper, a handsome volume that sits well on a bookshelf.
Jeremy Nicholas – review of Myra Hess – National Treasure in Gramophone (April 2025)

A joy to hold – a joy to read – a joy to keep