The Last Farewell
Grahame Elliott
- Beverley
- Nichols,
- a
- journalist
- and
- author,
- meets
- Dame
- Nellie
- Melba
- at
- her
- London
- apartment
- with
- the
- intention
- of
- writing
- her
- opinion
- of
- a
- notorious
- murder
- case,
- but
- ends
- up
- writing
- her
- memoirs
- instead.
- As
- they
- become
- better
- acquainted,
- Melba
- convinces
- him
- to
- be
- her
- personal
- secretary
- and
- to
- manage
- her
- operatic
- company,
- a
- job
- Nichols
- was,
- at
- first,
- reluctant
- to
- take
- on.At
- the
- end
- of
- her
- career,
- Melba
- is
- faced
- with
- the
- reality
- of
- saying
- farewell
- to
- the
- stage
- and
- to
- her
- beloved
- fans,
- but
- discovers
- that
- saying
- farewell
- isn't
- the
- easiest
- thing
- she
- has
- ever
- had
- to
- do.The
- Last
- Farewell
- is
- a
- heart-warming
- true
- story
- of
- a
- world-famous
- opera
- singer
- who
- is
- struggling
- with
- growing
- old,
- and
- a
- loyal
- fan
- who
- realises
- his
- life
- and
- achievements
- are
- of
- equal
- importance
- to
- him.It
- would
- appeal
- especially
- to
- those
- who
- love
- opera
- and
- biographies.2026
- marks
- the
- centenary
- of
- Dame
- Nellie
- Melba's
- last farewell.
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