Secrets of a Sparrow (Diana Ross) HC-Ex library copy

If any one performer defines the word “superstar,” it”s Diana Ross – a pop-music legend and cultural icon who has been at the top of her profession for three fabulous decades. Secrets of a Sparrow, her inspirational and intimate memoir, which takes its title from a favorite spiritual her mother sang to her, focuses on just that: the pain and pleasure of getting to number one and staying there, along with the lessons learned and the lessons taught. Diana Ross”s onstage electricity and allure are here transposed to the page. With earthiness and humor, the lady looks back – and she isn”t singing the blues. On the contrary, she”s writing in a clear, confident voice about the life she”s worked so hard to build – the early struggle followed by supreme success, the two marriages and five children, the Oscar nomination and countless music honors, the brilliant business acumen. Secrets of a Sparrow gives us the three-dimensional self-portrait of a glamorous woman who prizes her role as wife and mother every bit as much as her spectacular career, to whom love is right up there with fame. Always true to herself, Diana Ross is the ultimate entertainer, aiming to please but never compromise – and she”s not about to start now. Elegantly designed and filled with memorable photographs – many never seen before – Secrets of a Sparrow is as stunning as Diana Ross herself.