A Thousand Threads

Author Neneh Cherry
Narrator Neneh Cherry
Publisher Random House
Publish Date 3 October 2024
Run Time 9 hours and 18 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Biography and non-fiction prose, Memoirs, Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Popular music, The Arts.

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**Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025**

A deeply personal and powerful memoir from beloved music icon Neneh Cherry.

*A GUARDIAN AUDIOBOOK OF THE WEEK*
*A GUARDIAN MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024*
*A BBC CULTURE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024*

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.

'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it.' ZADIE SMITH

'Cherry delivers her story with clarity and calm, even when revisiting the darker chapters in her life' The Guardian

©2024 Neneh Cherry (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

Inspiring. It made me want to dance harder, turn the volume up, cook a meal for all my friends and hold my family close. Itu2019s a book about culture, creativity, friendships, mothering and the pursuit of an artful life

ANNIE MACMANUS

Thrums with life . . . A Thousand Threads searches for feelings transient and timeless, keeps keeping on, never says maybe

GUARDIAN, *Book of the Day*

Wonderful . . . a rich autobiography wise to all the joys u2013 and the perils u2013 of a creative life

Sunday Times, *Music Book of the Year*

A living testament to artistic invention . . . A vibrant read, peppered with both delight and moments of darkness

OBSERVER

'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it'

ZADIE SMITH

Enthralling . . . An extraordinary 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 beautifully written memoir resonated deeply with my immigrant heart . . . Cherry is a marvel. Her voice is a bridge-builder, and her honesty is a balm for the soul . . . It is the kind of writing that heals, and by the time you finish reading, you feel richer and a little bit wiser

Very moving . . . 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*

Rich in atmosphere and detail . . . A vivid tale of love, family, chaos and a creative spirit passed through the generationsu2019

GUARDIAN, *Audiobook of the Week*

Seductive . . . Intoxicating . . . Bears witness to lifeu2019s 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

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