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Neneh Cherry is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper and producer who first achieved global success in 1988 with ‘Buffalo Stance’, her sound a groundbreaking mix of music genres. She has released six critically acclaimed studio albums and won two Brit Awards, an MTV Europe Music Award and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She has collaborated with artists including Gorillaz, Gang Starr, Michael Stipe, Cher and Four Tet. The Versions, an album consisting of reworked songs from her back catalogue by artists such as Sia and Robyn, was released in 2022.<b>Inspiring</b>. It made me <b>want to dance harder, turn the volume up, cook a meal for all my friends and hold my family close</b>. It’s a book about <b>culture, creativity, friendships, mothering</b> and the <b>pursuit of an artful life</b>
- ANNIE MACMANUS,
<b>Thrums with life</b> . . . <i>A Thousand Threads</i> searches for feelings transient and timeless, keeps keeping on, never says maybe
GUARDIAN, *Book of the Day*
<b>Wonderful . . . a rich autobiography</b> wise to all the joys – and the perils – of a creative life
SUNDAY TIMES, *Music Book of the Year*
A living testament to artistic invention . . . A <b>vibrant read</b>, peppered with both delight and moments of darkness
OBSERVER
In her first memoir, [Cherry] offers<b> a brilliant insight into the joys — and the perils — of a creative life . . .</b> She proves with gusto that she has her own tales to tell
Sunday Times, *Summer Reads of 2025*
<b>'</b>Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. <b>I loved it</b>'
- ZADIE SMITH,
<b>Enthralling </b>. . . An <b>extraordinary</b> mix of abundant creativity and never-ending travel, always with the changing seasons of her music-making, soulful friendships and devotion to family at the heart of it
- BERNARDINE EVARISTO,
This <b>beautifully written</b> memoir resonated deeply with my immigrant heart . . .<b> Cherry is a marvel.</b> Her voice is a bridge-builder, and <b>her honesty is a balm for the soul </b>. . . It is the kind of writing that heals, and <b>by the time you finish reading, you feel richer and a little bit wiser</b>
- Elif Shafik, i
<b>Very moving</b> . . . Both a love letter to her mother, Moki, and testament to grabbing life with both hands and throwing yourself at it
EVENING STANDARD, *Books of the Year*
<b>Rich in atmosphere and detail</b> . . . A <b>vivid tale</b> of <b>love, family, chaos and a creative spirit</b> passed through the generations’
GUARDIAN, *Audiobook of the Week*
<b>Seductive</b> . . . <b>Intoxicating</b> . . . Bears witness to life’s messy complexities, going beyond platitudes to ask questions about the choices and mistakes a person makes across the years, as well as the endless search for joy and beauty
SUNDAY TIMES
<b>A lyrical journey through pain and joy</b>. The answer is always music. And love
- ROSE BOYT,
<b>I…devoured the enthralling memoir <i>A Thousand Threads</i>…</b> her [Cherry’s] life has been an extraordinary mix of abundant creativity and never-ending travel
- BERNARDINE EVARISTO, NEW STATESMAN, *Books of the Year*
**Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025**
The joyous and electric memoir from beloved music icon Neneh Cherry
A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDARD, UNCUT AND ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
‘Intoxicating . . . Seductive’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Fabulous’ VOGUE
Top of the Pops, December 1988. The world sat up as a young woman made her debut: gold bra, gold bomber jacket, and proudly, gloriously, seven months pregnant. This was no ordinary artist. This was Neneh Cherry.
But navigating fame and family wasn't always simple. In this beautiful and deeply personal memoir, Cherry remembers the collaborations, the highs and lows, the friendships and loves, and the addictions and traumas that have shaped her as a woman and an artist. At the heart of it, always, is family: the extraordinary three generations of artists and musicians that are her inheritance and her legacy.
Musician. Songwriter. Collaborator. Activist. Mother. Daughter. Lover. Friend. Icon. This is her story.
'I loved it' ZADIE SMITH
'Enthralling' BERNARDINE EVARISTO
'Thrums with life' GUARDIAN
'A living testament to artistic invention' OBSERVER