The joyous and electric memoir from beloved music icon Neneh Cherry

A GUARDIAN MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024
A BBC CULTURE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024

'Intoxicating . . . Seductive' SUNDAY TIMES
'Fabulous' VOGUE

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. The perfect Christmas gift for all music and art lovers.

'I loved it' ZADIE SMITH
'Thrums with life' GUARDIAN
'A living testament to artistic invention' OBSERVER

About the Author
Neneh Cherry is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper and producer who first achieved global success, in 1988, with 'Buffalo Stance', her sound a groundbreaking mix of music genres. She has released six critically acclaimed studio albums and won two Brit Awards, a MTV Europe Music Award and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She has collaborated with artists including The Gorillaz, Gang Starr, Michael Stipe, Cher and Four Tet. The Versions, an album consisting of reworked songs from her back catalogue by artist such as SIA, Robyn and others, was released in 2022.

Reviews
Thrums with life . . . A Thousand Threads searches for feelings transient and timeless, keeps keeping on, never says maybe * GUARDIAN, *Book of the Day* *
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 * SUNDAY TIMES *
A living testament to artistic invention . . . A vibrant read, peppered with both delight and moments of darkness * OBSERVER *
'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it' -- ZADIE SMITH



Book Information
ISBN 9781911717010
Author Neneh Cherry
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Fern Press
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 414g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 25mm