Susan Boyle: Dreams Can come True [Hardcover]

Alice Montgomery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 9, 2010

On Britain¹s Got Talent on 11 April 2009, 48-year-old spinster Susan Magdalane Boyle stepped out onto the stage to jeers and sniggers. As she announced she was going to sing I Dreamed a Dream, the judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan didn't bother to hide their amusement. One minute later they, and very soon the world, were giving Susan Boyle a standing ovation. She had the voice of an angel and her story was to become a modern day fairytale, a dream come true.

In hours the news of Susan's extraordinary, heartbreaking performance had spread around the globe. She was an instant international star. And today she holds the record for the fastest selling female debut album of all time.

In this, the first book to explore Susan's amazing rags to riches story, we follow her from her humble West Lothian background to topping the charts and performing for millions worldwide on TV. Whether it was bullying or nearly not entering Britain's Got Talent because "it was a young person's game", when faced with the toughest challenges, Susan never gave up. The memory of her mother inspired her to give her dream one last chance.

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Praise for Susan Boyle: Dreams Can Come True

"Despite a history making television special and numerous interviews, Susan Boyle is still a bit of a mystery. Fans are hoping Susan Boyle: Dreams Can Come True reveals more about their idol's inspiring story and how she, despite the odds stacked against her, realized her dreams." - The Examiner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Alice Montgomery is a freelance biographer living and working in London. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Overlook Hardcover; 1 edition (February 9, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590204212
• ISBN-13: 978-1590204214
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #675,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sloppily written book about a FABULOUS person, April 20, 2010

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Aussie Books - See all my reviews

This review is from: Susan Boyle: Dreams Can Come True (Paperback)

This book was one of the greatest disappointments of my reading life :(
I think Susan Boyle is just FANTASTIC, and I was hoping to find some inspiration in the book - but it is a badly written, sloppily got together "hash up" of bits and pieces of info about Susan and her life.
There are many instances where the info is repeated word for word from chapter to chapter.
VERY boring, VERY unimpressive - what a pity, as the author had a most extraordinary and inspiring person to write about.
The subtitle "The Unauthorised Biography" is pretty apt - Susan and her entourage would have taken one read of it, and said "NO - NOT GOOD ENOUGH"
I will be buying and reading Susan's own acct now, and I expect it will be FAR FAR better.
Melody Haskins(Aussie Books)

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Touching Account of The American Dream, February 9, 2010

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John Grohows "John" (Yonkers, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Susan Boyle: Dreams Can come True (Hardcover)

This book is a fantastic account of Susan Boyle's less than mundane life turned astonishing in a matter of hours. Her biography takes a detailed look at her unsuspected fairy-tale from the humble roots of her Scottish village to SuBo mania and her visit to America.

What I really enjoyed about this book was the intimate glances of Susan Boyle, the ordinary woman--the views of the 48 year old on the road, going through a make over, publicly discussing her learning disabilities, interacting with celebrities, and recalling the pains of her childhood. Some of the moments so eloquently described by the writer sent chills down my spine similar to those from when I first watched her video on youtube.

Although this is a biography, it reads like a non-fiction fairy tale. Boyle is a real-life Cinderella. She 's lived the dream and stunned the world with her talent, and her story is a touching testament to the delicate power of the human spirit.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, February 9, 2010

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Carol Madsen (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Susan Boyle: Dreams Can come True (Hardcover)

Just as I found myself crying a bit watching Ms. Boyle's performance on that tiny You-Tube video that swept the world I cried reading this amazing and inspirational story. We should never lose hope in our dreams and we each have amazing God-given talents as Ms. Boyle is proof. I loved this book.