"Fascinating...Inspiring....
By the end of Get to the Heart, Ms. Mandrell not only commands
respect, she seems like an old friend."
-- The New York Times Book Review
"Unflinching...Potent...This is the story of a survivor."
-- Variety
"Fascinating...Inspiring.... By the end of Get to the Heart, Ms. Mandrell not only commands respect, she seems like an old friend." -- The New York Times Book Review "Unflinching...Potent...This is the story of a survivor." -- Variety
In the folksy style favored by country music stars and their devoted fans, Mandrell invites us in the front door of her life for a 400-page heart-to-heart. A professional musician playing Las Vegas at 10, touring with Johnny Cash, George Jones, and Patsy Cline at 13, Mandrell cut her first record, got married, and entertained troops in Vietnam while still a teenager. In 1984, at the zenith of her career, she and her two oldest children were in an automobile accident that resulted in the death of the other driver and significant injuries to Mandrell. Alternating chapters juxtapose a standard autobiography with events preceding and following the accident; the two are distinct yet often dovetail. Throughout, Mandrell freely dispenses her opinions on everything from abortion to the appropriate length of men's hair. Recommended for public libraries. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/90.-- Barry Miller, Austin P.L., Tex.
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