Loretta Lynn [Paperback]

Loretta Lynn (Author), George Vecsey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 1996

Born in 1935 into abject poverty, married at age thirteen, mother of six, and a grandmother by age 29, Loretta Lynn went on to become one of the most prolific and influential singers in modern country music. Her success includes sixteen #1 singles, fifteen #1 albums, and sixty other hits, including "Honky Tonk Girl," "Before I'm Over You," "The Pill," and "After The Fire Is Gone." In 1972 Lynn was the first woman to become the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year. Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter, a veteran bestseller and the basis of the Oscar-winning film, is her own revealing story of her journey from Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to Nashville stardom, told in a voice as clear, natural, and powerful as the best of her songs.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Engaging reading even for many to whom country music is an alien world." -- New York Times Book Review

"Few subjects are too difficult to deal with here, yet there is nothing sensationalistic... have met the real Loretta Lynn." -- Billboard

"This affecting and fascinating story will delight her fans and may even win her some converts." -- Publishers Weekly --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Loretta Lynn is one of the most prolific and influential singers in modern country music. She was named "Entertainer of the Year" by the Country Music Association and has fifteen number-one albums to her credit. The sequel to Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter will be published by Hyperion in fall 2001. George Vecsey is a sports columnist for the New York Times and co-writer of the best-selling autobiographies of Barbara Mandrell and Martina Navratilova. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (March 21, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0306806800
• ISBN-13: 978-0306806803
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,913,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( L ) > Lynn, Loretta

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, Touching and unforgetable, May 4, 2002

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paul (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter (Paperback)

This is a very touching book, you can't put down once you begin to read it. The life-long story of Lorreta Lynn is powerful and
breath-taking. The words in this book are not fancy, but candid, convincible and colorful, it is the true life of Lorreta Lynn that wins the heart of millions people.

How poor is being poor? What is the struggle to escape from being
poor? How Lorreta Lynn became a country music diva from a coal miner's daughter? From this book, we share the life of Lorreta Lynn with our own, we see the souls and dreams as well as day to day lives of many ordinary people, especially the humanbeing under poverty.

Lorreta Lynn was born into a very poor coal miner's family in a remote Kentucky hillside. Her father had little money to feed Lorreta and her family, one Christmas, her Daddy had only thirty-six cents (!) for Lorreta and her three brothers. The work was very hard for her Daddy, he had to crawl on his hands and knees to work inside the ream of coal, of only three feet high. Until seven years old, Lorreta always wore flour sack her mummy sewed as dress. However, with her unyielding spirit and unceasingly struggling, Lorreta went on and up, became the queen of country music and a millionaire.

I didn't know the name of Lorreta Lynn until I watched the movie"coal miner's daughter", this movie led me to this book. The movie is fantastic, but this book let you know more and think more.

Either you like county music or not, either you are poor or rich,
this book is absolutely good, inspiring, touching and unforgetable.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book is the "real deal" just like Loretta Lynn, May 18, 2000

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Monica M. Tallerico (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loretta Lynn (Paperback)

This book is an excellent autobiography that gives you insight into Loretta Lynns public and personal life. This book is written the way Loretta talks; Loretta insisted that it be that way. I highly suggest that everyone should read this book as well as Loretta's new book that is due out Fall 2000. Loretta is a remarkable lady. This book is required reading for any true country music fan, but would be appreciated by all. After reading this book you will come to appreciate Loretta more than you ever have. If you ever meet her, you will appreciate her even more. Loretta is a national treasure, but she does not see herself as a Legend. Loretta's favorite foods are still soup beans an cornbread and skillet fried chicken. Loretta has never left her roots...in this book she shares with you her amazing journey...

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coal Miner's Daughter - Great Reading For All Ages, March 18, 1999

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[e-mail] (Delaware, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loretta Lynn (Paperback)

The movie is good but the book is excellent. Perhaps the best autobiography ever written. The chapters flow with stories of sadness and humor expressed in Loretta's one phasing. For someone without much of an education, the wisdom and values Loretta shares within the book is inspiring. You will be left wanting to read more about this wonderful lady. This book does not disappoint.