The untold story of Willie Nelson and his sister,
Bobbie, who, over the course of their lives together, supported each
other through personal tragedies and triumphs and forged
an unbreakable bond through their shared love of music
"Tender and intimate."--The New Yorker
"Poignant, beautiful, heartfelt."--New York Journal of Books
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ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Rolling Stone, Kirkus
Reviews**
Abandoned by their parents as toddlers, Willie and Bobbie Nelson found
their love of music almost immediately through their grandparents, who
raised them in a small Texas town. Their close relationship was the
longest-lasting bond in both their lives.
In alternating chapters, this heartfelt dual memoir weaves together both
their stories as they experienced them side by side and apart. The
Nelsons share powerful, emotional moments from growing up, playing music
in public for the first time, and facing trials in adulthood, as Willie
pursued songwriting and Bobbie faced a series of challenging
relationships and a musical career that took off only when attitudes
about women began to change in Texas. This is Bobbie's only memoir, and
in it she candidly shares her life story in full. Her deeply affecting
chapters delve into her personal relationships and life as a mother and
as a musician with technical skills that even Willie admits surpass his
own. In his poignant stories, Willie shares the depth of his bond with
his sister, and how that bond carried him through his most troubled
moments. Willie and Bobbie supported each other through unthinkable
personal heartbreak, and they always shared in each other's victories.
Through dizzying highs and traumatic lows, spanning almost nine decades
of life, Willie and Bobbie always had each other's back.
Their story is an inspiring, lyrical statement of how family always
finds the way.
