Life with My Sister Madonna A Book by Christopher Ciccone and Wendy Leigh Christopher Ciccones extraordinary memoir is based on his fortyseven years of growing up with working with and understanding the most famous woman of our time who has intrigued scandalized and entertained millions for half a century. Through most of the iconic stars kaleidoscopic career Christopher played an important role in her life as her backup dancer her personal assistant her dresser her decorator her art director her tour director. If you think you know everything there is to know about Madonna you are wrong. Only Christopher can tell the full scale riveting untold story behind Madonnas carefully constructed mythology and the real woman behind the glittering facade. From their shared Michigan childhood which Madonna transcended then whisked Christopher to Manhattan with her in the early eighties where he slept on her roachinfested floor and danced with her in clubs all over town Christopher was with her every step of the way experiencing her first hand in all her incarnations. The spoiled daddys girl the punk drummer the raunchy Boy Toy Material Girl Mrs. Sean Penn Warren Beattys glamorous Hollywood paramour loving mother Mrs. Guy Ritchie English grande dame Christopher witnessed and understood all of them as his own life was inexorably entwined with that of his chameleon sister. He tangled with a cast of characters from artist JeanMichel Basquiat to Gwyneth Paltrow Kate Moss Demi Moore and of course Guy Ritchie whose advent in Madonnas life splintered the loving relationship Christopher once had with her. The mirror image of his legendary sister with his acid Ciccone tongue Christopher pulls no punches as he tells his astonishing story. Life with My Sister Madonna is the juicy cantputitdown story youve always wanted to hear as told by Madonnas younger brother. Product Details Paperback book 342 pages Authors Christopher
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