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Madonna up close, by the brother who knows her better than anyone.
Christopher Ciccone's extraordinary memoir is based on his forty-seven years of growing up with, working with and understanding the most famous woman of our time who has intrigued, scandalized and entertained millions for half a century.
Through most of the iconic star's kaleidoscopic career, Christopher played an important role in her life: as her back-up dancer, her personal assistant, her dresser, her decorator, her art director, her tour director.
If you think you knew everything there is to know about Madonna, your are wrong. Only Christopher can tell the full-scale, riveting untold story behind Madonna's carefully constructed mythology, and the real woman behind the glittering façade.
From their shared Michigan childhood, which Madonna transcended, then whisked Christopher to Manhattan with her in the early eighties, where he slept on her roach-infested floor and danced with her in clubs all over town - Christopher was with her every step of the way, experiencing her first-hand in all her incarnations. The spoiled daddy's girl, the punk drummer, the raunchy Boy Toy, Material Girl, Mrs. Sean Penn, Warren Beatty's glamorous Hollywood paramour, loving mother, Mrs. Guy Ritchie, English grande dame - Christopher witnessed and understood all of them, as his own life was inexorably entwined with that of his chameleon sister.
He tangled with a cast of characters from artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, to Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss, Demi Moore and, of course, Guy Ritchie, whose advent in Madonna's life splintered the loving relationship Christopher once had with her.
The mirror image of his legendary sister, with his acid Ciccone tongue, Christopher pulls no punches as he tells his astonishing story.
Life with My Sister Madonna is the juicy, can't-put-it-down story you've always wanted to hear, as told by Madonna's younger brother.
Simon & Schuster Ltd (United Kingdom) | |
2008 | |
9781847374387 | |
Hardback - 352 Pages | |
2 x 8 pp plates |
Average rating (3 reviews)
A must read!!!
emmaka | 29/04/2009 | See all emmaka's reviews (10) »
I am a huge Madonna fan and was sceptical that this book would be nothing more than a scathing attack on the queen of pop. How wrong I was!!! This book is brilliant and Christopher tells the truth about Madonna and her world. It totally changed my opinion of Madonna and it shows that she will stop and nothing and trample on anyone to get to the top and recieve the fame and attention she craves so much. This book is a recommended read!!!
Good read
beefy1 | 27/07/2008 | See all beefy1's reviews (3) »
Really enjoyed it!!
KittyCat789 | 21/07/2008 | See all KittyCat789's reviews (1) »
I've just finished reading this and if you are looking into a true insight into Madonna's life - this is the book for you. It takes you through their childhood together, Madonna's rise to stardom, the tours, up to Madge's wedding to Guy Ritchie and beyond!!
I really enjoyed reading this, Christopher shows us a side of Madonna only her inner circle would normally be privy to see - oh! and I'm not the only one who thinks so, even the Sunday times said that nobody else had this level of access to the Material Girl and that this is the best book ever written about Madonna.
I'm inclined to agree with them.
