Neneh Cherry will release her first-ever memoir later this year.
The Swedish star’s new tome ‘A Thousand Threads’ will be published by Penguin imprint Fern Press on October 3 and is billed as a “deeply personal and powerful” insight into her life and career.
Turned a new leaf into another chapter! 3×20 = now I’m 60 and what a magnificent birthday it’s been! I’m really happy and slightly terrified to announce that I have written a book… https://t.co/saGnbvDSEv pic.twitter.com/hQ5VjYp9dg
— Neneh Cherry (@misscherrylala) March 11, 2024
A statement from the publisher reads: “‘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.
“‘A Thousand Threads’ is a kaleidoscopic story. It celebrates the power of love and the joy of creativity. Above all, it is a call to arms: to own your journey and always take a stance.”
Taking to social media to announce the release, Cherry – who celebrated her 60th birthday over the weekend (March 10) added: “Turned a new leaf into another chapter! 3×20 = now I’m 60 and what a magnificent birthday it’s been!
“I’m really happy and slightly terrified to announce that I have written a book. It’s taken a long time to get here – at times, like giving birth – and It is certainly a strange feeling to know that this will be in the world soon but I’m incredibly excited to tell you that ‘A Thousand Threads’ will be out later this year.”
