Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

My daughter loves it

Bought as a Christmas present for my mum, who'd dropped subtle hints that she wanted it. The book is a large and weighty tome, but as it arrived sealed in a polythene cover which I don't want to open, I can't tell you how good the book is!I was intending to give it a 4 star review, docking a point purely because of the price. Yes, there's a lot of book, but it's VERY expensive. I gave it the full 5 stars for 3 reasons: 1. There's a hell of a lot of book; 2. Amazon are selling it at or lower than the rrp, and didn't set the price; and 3. Dolly Parton donated a million dollars towards efforts to produce a Covid vaccine. I very much doubt she'll ever read this, but just in case, Thank you for that, ma'am! Your gesture was very much appreciated.I like and respect philanthropy enormously. It softened the blow of paying so much for the book.

I thought this was just an ordinary size book .. it isn’t it’s a large book with 175 of Dolly’s songs with insights to her writing them , going through her life’s journey , the pictures and illustrations are beautiful, if your a Dolly Parton fan it’s a must if your not it’s still a beautiful book and worth a look. I’m still working my way through it . Highly recommended.

I have always been a fan of Dolly Parton and wanted to get a better understanding of how/why she was able to create such memorable music. I have purchased other songwriter's books; e.g. The Beatles; I believe this type of book increases my appreciation of songwriters.My Life in Lyrics is a book that has increased my appreciation of Dolly Parton and is also a very enjoyable read.

Beautifully illustrated and one great read.The legend that is Dolly Parton has realised this amazing book full off her most treasured songs and the stories behind them.Each chapter is beautifully presented and opens up the history of her songwriting talent.The book follows her journey through the music industry and how she became the real queen of country music.It is great to learn some of the stories behind some of my favourite Dolly Parton songs for example Mama say a prayer, Little Bird and My Blue Tears.Also this is a real rags to riches story, starting singing on her front porch too stages all over the world.It was also interesting to read about the songs she has written for other artists.As a big fan of Dolly Parton, I couldn’t wait to read this book and it was well worth the wait.Highly recommended to everyone. Especially if you are as big of a Dolly fan as me.

Bought this book for my mother as she is a huge Dolly fan and has been for many years, meaning this book was a perfect gift for her, and indeed it was as she loves every bit of it. lots of pictures and explanations of the meanings behind every song so overall an amazing purchase!