Forward : my life with and without Boney M
Barrett, Marcia2018
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Coming to London aged thirteen from desperate poverty in Jamaica; pregnant at fifteen after being abused by a family friend; fifteen years later singing in Boney M, one of the biggest international groups of the late-1970s; a messy group split and millions in unpaid royalties during the 1980s; a 1990s solo career interrupted by six bouts of cancer - ovarian, breast, lymph node (twice), spine and oesophagus - and having to learn to walk again. Yet throughout Marcia Barrett has remained totally cheerful, relentlessly optimistic and a shining inspiration, looking on every obstacle as a mere inconvenience rather than anything insurmountable. Now, she is ready to tell her fantastic story, which is much more than just a pop star autobiography. It is a charming, candid, laugh-out-loud story of survival, triumph, indomitable spirit and total upfullness, often driven by sheer force of will.
Main title:
Forward : my life with and without Boney M / Marcia Barrett with Lloyd Bradley.
Author:
Barrett, Marcia, authorBradley, Lloyd, 1955-, author
Imprint:
London : Constable, 2018.
Collation:
vi, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes discography.
ISBN:
9781472124418 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1924444
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Central Library | Adult non-fiction | 782.4216 BAR | Available |