
By Cissy Houston
Sincere and heartbreaking, a mother's tale of tears, pleasure, and her maximum love of all--her daughter, Whitney
On the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards, the realm realized of a gorgeous tragedy: Whitney Houston, undoubtedly probably the most impressive and robust voices in all of song, have been silenced ceaselessly. Over the weeks and months that undefined, kin, pals, and fanatics alike attempted to appreciate how the sort of extraordinary expertise and lovely soul might have been taken so early and so abruptly. Glamorous and approachable, pleasing and candy, Whitney had some time past gained the hearts of the USA, yet lately her tumultuous own lifestyles had grabbed as many headlines as her hovering vocal skills. Her unexpected demise left at the back of not just a legacy of brilliance, but in addition painful questions with out effortless answers.
Now, for the 1st time, the liked superstar's mom, Cissy Houston--a gospel legend in her personal right--relates the entire, mind-blowing scope of the pop icon's lifestyles and profession. From Whitney's earliest days making a song within the church choir to her speedy ascent to the pinnacles of song stardom, from her string of #1 hits to her topping the Hollywood field workplace, Cissy recounts her daughter's trip to changing into essentially the most well known and winning artists of all time. environment the list directly, Cissy additionally speaks candidly approximately Whitney's struggles within the limelight, revealing the reality approximately her turbulent marriage to singer Bobby Brown, her public makes an attempt to regain her celebrated voice, and the conflict with medicines that eventually proved too much.
In this poignant and delicate tribute to her "Nippy," Cissy summons all her power to bare not just Whitney the star, but additionally Whitney as a candy lady, a bright-eyed younger lady, and a deeply being concerned mom. entire with never-before-seen relations images, Remembering Whitney is an intimate, heartfelt portrait of 1 of our such a lot respected artists, from the girl who adored her such a lot.