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I Wish You Love: A Memoir

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This book is great - from the beginning to the end, it will keep your interest. It's very well written & the story of Gloria Lynne is unbelievable. This is a must read!

I approached this book with enthusiasm, only to fall at the first chapter. Uninspired writing and clumsy dialogue lead to a very unsatisfying read. In truth, I had to put the book down on several occasions, however I did persevere to the end. Unfortunately this book gave me the Warm Salad Blues.
Only one star for effort.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was just great. I'm telling everybody I know. If you're a Gloria Lynne fan, a jazz fan, a music lover or just a lover of good books--this one's for you. Pick it up!

I'm a huge Gloria Lynne fan and I was elated when I heard that she had a book out. Just as I expected, I really enjoyed reading her story. Kudos to Gloria and Karen for writing such a great book.

P.S. Even if you've never heard of Gloria Lynne, you will enjoy reading her story.

In terms of content, style, and language, this book ranks amongthe best. It has all of the flavor of '60s Harlem vernacular--jazzy,sexy and cool. It places in each time period, from the 30s to 90swith ease, and carries you on a terrific journey through the music world. I was particularly impressed with the style of the memoir, the timeline, the historical information, the personal stories--I heard Gloria Lynne's voice mixed with a wonderful literary style by the book's co-author. It was so refreshing to read an autobiography where you knew the two authors spent time together; too often these books are written from a distance and in the literary voice of the writer, and not the voice of the person's whose lifestory is being told. This was a great blend, a great match. Gloria Lynne's story deserves to be told. There is much we all can share, relate to, empathize with, love and understand.

Truthfully I had never heard of Gloria Lynne but now I have a much larger vantage point from which to appreciate this lovely vocal artist. I particularly enjoyed Gloria's descriptions of growing up in Harlem- with its rag tag moments and drama there is an essence of culture and beauty that is captured as she lived it- Interspersed throughout the book are character sketches of other well known artists including Dinah Washington among others. There is so much honesty and generosity in these pages- it is a very very rich and poignant story- her huge story, and will bring much insight to any reader. I literally didn't put it down , ordered my first Gloria Lynne cd the next day. she is as good as it gets - a real original- sweet.

Gloria Lynne was astoundingly forthcoming about her trials, personal and professional, which I appreciated. Too often memoirs are vague and less than honest. In I Wish You Love, Miss Lynne gives readers an honest accounting of the record business and the difficulties she faced in the industry. And among all of the hard subjects she tackled, this book is full of humorous anecdotes that add to its appeal. I highly recommend it. It was a truly enjoyable and insightful read.