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In this revealing autobiography Canadas first lady of song for the first time tells the whole story of her astonishing 40year career in show biz It is a candid retrospective of the extraordinary success achieved and the prices that had to be paid

After Snowbird hit I was swept up like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and catapulted into a strange new universe If I thought for a moment that I was really in control of events I was deluded Anne Murray

An unflinching selfportrait of Canadas first great female recording artist All of Me documents the life of Anne Murray from her humble origins in the tragedyplagued coalmining town of Springhill Nova Scotia to her arrival on the world stage Anne recounts her story the battles with her record companies over singles and albums the struggle with drug and alcoholridden band members the terrible guilt and loneliness of being away from her two young children her divorce from the man who helped launch her career Bill Langstroth and the deaths of two of her closest confidantesThe result is a mustread autobiography by Canadas beloved songbird