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  • A Thousand Threads

  • By: Neneh Cherry
  • Narrated by: Neneh Cherry
  • Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (29 ratings)

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Summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

A deeply personal and powerful memoir from beloved music icon Neneh Cherry.

*A GUARDIAN MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024*
*A BBC CULTURE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024*


Top of the Pops, December 1988. The world sat up as a young woman made her debut: gold bra, gold bomber jacket, and proudly, gloriously, seven months pregnant. This was no ordinary artist. This was Neneh Cherry.

But navigating fame and family wasn't always simple. In this beautiful and deeply personal memoir, Cherry remembers the collaborations, the highs and lows, the friendships and loves, and the addictions and traumas that have shaped her as a woman and an artist. At the heart of it, always, is family: the extraordinary three generations of artists and musicians that are her inheritance and her legacy.

Musician. Songwriter. Collaborator. Activist. Mother. Daughter. Lover. Friend. Icon. This is her story.

'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it.' ZADIE SMITH

©2024 Neneh Cherry (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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'A lyrical journey through pain and joy. The answer is always music. And love.' (Rose Boyt)

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Inspirational

Everything…

A plane ride read couldn’t stop listening. Very insightful and honest. No holding back on the issues of life we can all relate to.

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Fantastic & powerful life story

Beautifully written. Amazing journey of a very interesting life lived so far. A store full of adventures, the highs and lows of life but all full of love .

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Melodic voice, Touching Story

This was a beautiful story. Having been a fan in my teen years, inspired by Raw like Sushi album.. it was lovely to hear the story of Nenehs life and musical journey.
Incredible journey but like most lives it’s been real. Thanks for sharing I loved it!

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Beautiful, full of compassion and lives lived full

I enjoyed listening to Neneh Cherry reading her autobiography.
It was full of heart, compassion, life, happiness and sorrow.
I cried a lot. I related to some things, I felt moved, intrigued and looked forward to each listen.
Neneh is an inspirational warrior.
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the river of accents

loved it all...from all perspectives...intimate poetic and honest with tributaries of Codified, accumulated natural accents that transport you betwixt the zones of geographical narration.

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Brilliantly written

Loved the way this book was written and performed by Neneh. So laid back and easy to listen to.

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AMAZING!!!

Beautifully written what a talent so creative and Inspirational! Listened to it twice it was that good! What a woman

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warm, honest and incredibly interesting

Neneh does an incredible job of reading you the story of her life. a really fascinating and honest insight into the life of a woman who significantly molded my early years through her music. Brilliant!

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Excellent

Very excited to read this one announced. A great read and a story beautifully told. Love it!

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An inspiration for 30 years

I love Neneh, but I don’t think you have to in order to enjoy her deeply personal memoirs. It’s an imperfect roadmap to an authentic life.

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