Life with My Sister Madonna
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
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 Madonnais the juicy, can't-put-it-down story you've always wanted to hear, as told by Madonna's younger brother.
Customer Reviews
Don't ask Madge for anything!
Great book! It paints Madonna in a bad light, and assuming its all true (she hasn't sued her brother), she's a spiteful control freak and if I was Christopher I would have walked away from her a long time ago. She's know to be tight with her money and to coldly use people, and this book confirms it. Great insight into the evil queen of pop.
Mr
Catching story... A different side of the queen of pop!
Great insight into Christopher and his Sister
Really enjoyed reading this book, I was left feeling upset for Christopher who comes over as a really genuine guy.
I hope the years have treated him well since this book was released and the family are still communicating.
As a massive Madonna fan I was not surprised by her actions. As a woman I have admired her strength and don’t give a **** attitude. Family are everything and I am sure she would want her own children to treat each other with love. Great book !