Product Description

The follow up to Loretta Lynn's New York Times best-selling autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter (published 25 years ago and turned into an Academy Award-winning film starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones), now, the undisputed queen of country music tells 35 more years of her extraordinary story. With 9 gold albums and numerous esteemed awards, Lynn has experienced both the ups and downs of fame, revealed with candid and folksy humour in this intimate memoir. With a 16-page, full-colour insert of photos, this story of determination will captivate her millions of fans.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #778234 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

All The Things She Couldn't Say 30 Years Ago
When Doolittle Lynn was still alive, there was plenty he didn't want Loretta Lynn to say in COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER. Here, she tells us just what the book left out and what the movie got wrong, in her own simple, down-home style. The highs and the lows are covered in equal measure and with an unforgettable flair.

Loretta married a hard-drinkin', abusive man, and stayed with him through more nonsense than anyone should ever experience. Ruined awards ceremonies, holidays and tours due to his drinking, his cheating and his outrageous jealousy (heaven forbid that Loretta, who was always faithful but always suspected of not being so, should give the skirt-chaser a taste of his own medicine). Her thoughts as to why she felt the need to remain in the marriage make for compelling reading. Even if I didn't agree with her, at least I was able to understand her motivations.

Also discussed are the sad losses in her life - Patsy Cline, her son Jack Benny, Tammy Wynette, and of course, Doo, whom she forgave in the end, and with whom she had a peaceful final year or two before his passing. At least she has this to remember, and luckily for us, she set it down on paper.

Hats off to the co-writer and editors of this book, who let Loretta's voice shine through. She is a plainspoken woman, who sometimes uses "creative" grammar. Leaving the words just as we know she spoke them only makes the story that much more impressive.