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Jewel is a truth-teller&this is a book that lingers in your heart. Bren? Brown
*The New York Times bestseller*

New York Times bestselling poet and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Jewel explores her unconventional upbringing and extraordinary life in an inspirational memoir that covers her childhood to fame marriage and motherhood.

When Jewels first album Pieces of You topped the charts in 1995 her emotional voice and vulnerable performance were groundbreaking. Drawing comparisons to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell a singer-songwriter of her kind had not emerged in decades. Now with more than thirty million albums sold worldwide Jewel tells the story of her life and the lessons learned from her experience and her music.
? ? ?Living on a homestead in Alaska Jewel learned to yodel at age five and joined her parents entertainment act working in hotels honky-tonks and biker bars. Behind a strong-willed family life with an emphasis on music and artistic talent?? however?? there was also instability?? abuse?? and trauma. At age fifteen?? she moved out and tasked herself with a mission: to see if she could avoid being the kind of statistic that her past indicated for her future. Soon after?? she was accepted to the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan?? and there she began writing her own songs as a means of expressing herself and documenting her journey to find happiness. Jewel was eighteen and homeless in San Diego