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Book review: Tina Turner - My love story


Hope you had a great jump to 2019! I’m happy that festive time is over; I mean it’s nice, but lasts too long. Anyway let’s start a New Year in best possible way, with a book review. I bought this book a month ago and reading it slowly through whole December. That doesn’t mean that it was bad and didn’t ´pull me it´, but sometimes I like to take my time with books.

paperback, 320 pages, published on october 18, 2018

My love story is story about really interesting and fascinating life of Tina Turner or Anna May if we call her by her birth name. Most of us of course know about her rich music career and abusive marriage, but there so many things about her that would impress and even surprise you. I won’t tell everything, let’s just say she is lucky to be still alive. It is story about love to life, new beginnings and winning battles.

performing with first husband Ike

I like Tina, but I’m not her true fan. I was drawn to her story, because I like powerful and strong women who know what they want and how to get it. She is inspiration to many generations. What also fascinates me is fact that she stayed so vital, fit, fashionable and beautiful for so long. She is a year younger than my grandmother and they definitely don’t have much in common. Tina is great example where self-care and self-awareness can take you. Ok some things are easier when you’re rich, but not all.


Reading is interesting and inspiring, but sometimes shallow and lacks some depth. For example, she writes about domestic violence and serious health problems with too much ease. Maybe this is intentional, because it was difficult for her to remember all the horrors from her past. On the other hand, writing about her happy times is much more detailed and profound. Well this is just my opinion; everybody experiences different emotions while reading I guess. Don’t expect too many details, especially if you’re a big fan. But there are some new details about her recent years, she even writes about death of her son Craig. Anyway I would recommend this book to anyone who needs some motivation in their life or is simply inspired by interesting life stories.

Tina in April 2018 in London at premiere of her musical - Tina: The Tina turner musical

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