false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255638965m/2272632.jpg 2272632 1 <div>In the months before she died, Florence Ballard, the spunky teenager who founded the most successful female vocal group in history&#8212;the Supremes&#8212;told her own side of the story. Recorded on tape, Flo shed light on all areas of her life, including the surprising identity of the man by whom she was raped prior to entering the music business, the details of her love&#8211;hate relationship with Motown Records czar Berry Gordy, her drinking problem and pleas for help, a never-ending desire to be the Supremes&#8217; lead singer, and her attempts to get her life back on track after being brutally expelled from group. This is a tumultuous and heartbreaking story of a world-famous performer whose life ended at the age of 32 as a lonely mother of three who had only recently recovered from years of poverty and despair.<br><br></div> 2278652 1 4 2008 The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard total:8|4:2|3:5|2:1| 8 25 18 1 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 16:44:19 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 19:33:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 13:50:54 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 13:51:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:32:47 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 00:32:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 19 09:56:04 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 09:56:16 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 25 13:05:43 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 18:21:37 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 13:05:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 21:25:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:25:48 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 24 07:57:56 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 07:57:58 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 15:49:22 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 15:49:59 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon May 04 07:59:41 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 07 18:43:20 -0800 2008 Mon May 04 07:59:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Dec 05 16:54:38 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 16:54:38 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Sep 18 11:01:47 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 11:01:47 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Aug 24 04:31:35 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 04:31:35 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jul 14 23:14:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 23:14:23 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jun 24 08:27:38 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 08:27:38 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue May 06 15:56:54 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 15:57:08 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Apr 10 05:06:58 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 08:36:19 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Feb 20 08:48:30 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 08:48:32 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Feb 12 19:31:29 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 19:31:33 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2272632