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A Thousand Threads

by Neneh Cherry
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Length 9 hours 17 minutes
Language English
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Summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

A deeply personal and powerful memoir from beloved music icon Neneh Cherry.

*A GUARDIAN AUDIOBOOK OF THE WEEK*
*A GUARDIAN MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024*
*A BBC CULTURE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024*

Top of the Pops, December 1988. The world sat up as a young woman made her debut: gold bra, gold bomber jacket, and proudly, gloriously, seven months pregnant. This was no ordinary artist. This was Neneh Cherry.

But navigating fame and family wasn't always simple. In this beautiful and deeply personal memoir, Cherry remembers the collaborations, the highs and lows, the friendships and loves, and the addictions and traumas that have shaped her as a woman and an artist. At the heart of it, always, is family: the extraordinary three generations of artists and musicians that are her inheritance and her legacy.

Musician. Songwriter. Collaborator. Activist. Mother. Daughter. Lover. Friend. Icon. This is her story.

'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it.' ZADIE SMITH

'Cherry delivers her story with clarity and calm, even when revisiting the darker chapters in her life' The Guardian

©2024 Neneh Cherry (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Audiobook details

Author
Narrator Neneh Cherry
ISBN 9781473585072
Length 9 hours 17 minutes
Language English
Publisher Random House
Publication date
Edition Unabridged
Genres Biography & Memoir, Music & Nonfiction
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Reviews

Rich in atmosphere and detail . . . A vivid tale of love, family, chaos and a creative spirit passed through the generations’ Enthralling . . . An extraordinary mix of abundant creativity and never-ending travel, always with the changing seasons of her music-making, soulful friendships and devotion to family at the heart of it Thrums with life . . . A Thousand Threads searches for feelings transient and timeless, keeps keeping on, never says maybe Seductive . . . Intoxicating . . . Bears witness to life’s messy complexities, going beyond platitudes to ask questions about the choices and mistakes a person makes across the years, as well as the endless search for joy and beauty A living testament to artistic invention . . . A vibrant read, peppered with both delight and moments of darkness Expand reviews
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