FROM BLURB

“Billie Koppel is the daughter of the couple behind the band Savage Rose, Annisette and Thomas Koppel. But she is all her own. In this memoir, which is based on a somewhat different childhood than most, Billie writes about growing up on an allotment sites, about being politically active from a very young age, and about having to find her own music. Whether the music originates in Copenhagen, Paris, the Basque Country, New York or Los Angeles.”

BOOK DESIGN

It is hard not to fall in love with the little girl with fire in her belly — wonderful and maddening at the same time. She tells of a wholly unconventional childhood in one of the most talented families in Danish music history. With complete naturalness, she bites into life. In the sense of belonging among the children of Sydhavnen, as a teenager among international musicians, through both loss and triumph.

When I saw the image of the headstrong girl with her open, curious gaze, I was sold. Nothing more was needed. The photograph is blurred and unmistakably unprofessional, which only makes it feel more present. The typography is simple and unpretentious — just as direct as the girl’s gaze.