Touching from a Distance and Joy Division

faber and faber, Great Britain, Trade Paperback with 212 pages. Seventeen b/w and colored photographs in center of book. - The only in-depth biographical account of the legendary lead singer of Joy Division, written by his widow. An extraordinary book, a steely-eyed look at the pitfalls of fame and a fascinating insight into one man's heart and soul, written by the only person qualified for the job. Most books about rock and roll cling greedily to the myths of the subject; this one tears them apart.