When Cher is performing, she’s larger than life. On stage, in her incredible costumes, wigs that seem to get bigger as the years pass, and with an ability to still belt and dance as she did decades ago, Cher embodies what it means to be a star. Through her many films, she has proven to be one of the finest actresses of her generation, earning the respect of her peers and the adulation of moviegoers. With her frequent collaborator Bob Mackie, she is an unparalleled fashion icon, existing in a category of her own and yet acting as a constant inspiration. As an activist for LGBTQ rights and as a humanitarian, she works tirelessly (and often behind the scenes.) Cher is…a legend. But does the world truly know her? In Volume One of her two-volume memoir, the artist recounts her peripatetic childhood, dragged all around the country as her mother went from one destructive relationship and one failed attempt at becoming a star to another, the anger and fear that drove her out of her mother’s house and into her acquaintance Sonny Bono’s, having lied to him about her age because she simply needed a place to live. She opens up about her infamous relationship with Sonny--the myriad ways in which he controlled her throughout their marriage, and reflects on their divorce and going it alone as a performer. Culminating in her transition to serious Hollywood actress and her early turns in films like Silkwood and Mask, Volume One highlights the incredible adaptability of one of the world's most prolific celebrities, and how the necessity to reinvent herself time and again has shaped her life and elevated her career through the decades. The rock and roll memoir is heaving with books by our male heroes. That shelf is decidedly bereft of iconic women having their say. Covering the first half of Cher’s 60+ year career, Volume One is a true American rags to riches story, a feminist playbook for generations, and a monumental addition to the canon.