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Adele: To Make You Feel Her Love
Adele is the greatest singer of our times. Her album 21 is the biggest selling record of the century so far clocking up an incredible 24 million sales globally.
From a cramped flat in London to the Grammys in Los Angeles, Adele's golden voice, her catchy hits, and her irrepressible personality have taken the world by storm.
But who is the woman behind the songs?
What struggles and heartbreaks inspired the music that moved the world to tears - and bought it to its feet?
And now that she seems to have finally found happiness with her new partner, and with the baby boy she gave birth to in October 2012, can she still find the passion that made her the artist who conquered the entertainment industry?
In this brilliant, insightful biography Neil Simpson takes the reader inside Adele's world. He details her childhood, her early attempts to break into the music business, the tempestuous relationships that inspired some of her greatest songs and the months of painstaking work that went into the albums the defined her.
This is the real Adele - unvarnished and close-up.
And the book has been updated to include the birth of her baby boy - and to examine what kind of mother Adele will be, and what impact it will have on her incredible creativity.
'Adele: To Make You Feel Her Love' is the one book every Adele fan will want to read.
'I adore Adele’s voice and I adored this book. Neil Simpson’s account of Adele’s amazing career, from her childhood days to mega-stardom, captivated me right from the start.' - Emma Lee-Potter, best-selling author of 'School Ties'.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
From a cramped flat in London to the Grammys in Los Angeles, Adele's golden voice, her catchy hits, and her irrepressible personality have taken the world by storm.
But who is the woman behind the songs?
What struggles and heartbreaks inspired the music that moved the world to tears - and bought it to its feet?
And now that she seems to have finally found happiness with her new partner, and with the baby boy she gave birth to in October 2012, can she still find the passion that made her the artist who conquered the entertainment industry?
In this brilliant, insightful biography Neil Simpson takes the reader inside Adele's world. He details her childhood, her early attempts to break into the music business, the tempestuous relationships that inspired some of her greatest songs and the months of painstaking work that went into the albums the defined her.
This is the real Adele - unvarnished and close-up.
And the book has been updated to include the birth of her baby boy - and to examine what kind of mother Adele will be, and what impact it will have on her incredible creativity.
'Adele: To Make You Feel Her Love' is the one book every Adele fan will want to read.
'I adore Adele’s voice and I adored this book. Neil Simpson’s account of Adele’s amazing career, from her childhood days to mega-stardom, captivated me right from the start.' - Emma Lee-Potter, best-selling author of 'School Ties'.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
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59 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 13, 2012
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April 8, 2013
Loved this book. Short sweet light hearted just what i wanted instead of a boring objective view that continues to repeat itself. Neil simpson loves adele just as much as me. Really recomend if you just want a quick insight into the life of a true brit. X
June 23, 2017
Interesting
The book was interesting to read about her background. So was interested to find out. Not much else to say
The book was interesting to read about her background. So was interested to find out. Not much else to say
June 13, 2018
Quite the life...so far
Good interesting and fun easy read. A hlimpse into a young life. Best enjoyed with a British beer and some bar snacks.
Good interesting and fun easy read. A hlimpse into a young life. Best enjoyed with a British beer and some bar snacks.
May 29, 2013
Adele is one of the greatest singers of our times, and one of the most private. When she arose fast to fame at the tender age of eighteen, it was clear that Adele was one of a kind. Her cockney ordinariness combined with old school glamour and class, causes shivers during her electrifying performances. A real rags to riches tale, in such a small amount of time Adele has achieved an astounding amount and this book tries to cover this.
The first few chapters of the biography I found the most enthralling. For those who are in touch with modern media one would know about the success of Adele, but few would know the details of how she rose to this success. The fact that Adele’s mother was a single mother, and that Adele grew up around strong women, give an indicator as to where such a strong voice and character could arise from. ‘Music’ was my favourite chapter from the book as I felt it explained where Adele’s incredible voice and uniqueness had originated from, and this is what Adele is famous for after all. Her mother passed over her love of music to Adele. Unable to get a baby sitter her mother had taken her to see The Cure in Finsbury Park. Adele’s experimentation of music explains how she became the modern day singer that she is today. I found it amusing that she was obsessed with The Spice Girls; it makes her seem a real and approachable person. At the age of fourteen she discovered greats such as Etta James and was transfixed, unusual for a street-smart London teenager. After this discovery she decided she wanted to make music that touched people, from the book this seems when the start of Adele the singer was born. The tales behind some of her best songs are explained, detailing her often doomed love affairs, friendships and family relationships over the years. When someone becomes famous for a talent overnight, how they are actually discovered can be overlooked. There were interesting details such as when Jools Holland asked her onto his show, even when guests would usually have an album out; Adele did not, this shows how special people saw she was. I felt that all these events explained to reader how Adele became Adele.
There were a few aspects to the book that I did not like. Some of the words chosen I found cringe worthy to read and the tone ‘gossip magazine’ like. Although I found the first few chapters about her life before fame interesting, the rest of the biography I felt was just describing how wonderful Adele is. Constant reference to how ‘normal’ Adele is, and how humbled she is by her own success I found a little chintzy and irritating to read. No friends or family are quoted in this biography, which makes Adele seem un-identifiable to the reader. It makes the biography seem unreliable and just something a journalist could have written via information in the media and not through first-hand accounts of her.
I do think this biography of Adele is good account of her life. All the main aspects that contributed to her success are described, and the reader can understand the meaning behind some of her greatest hits. There are also some very funny moments. Yet, the biography can feel a little like a list and not an in-depth study of Adele, the girl from rags to riches.
The first few chapters of the biography I found the most enthralling. For those who are in touch with modern media one would know about the success of Adele, but few would know the details of how she rose to this success. The fact that Adele’s mother was a single mother, and that Adele grew up around strong women, give an indicator as to where such a strong voice and character could arise from. ‘Music’ was my favourite chapter from the book as I felt it explained where Adele’s incredible voice and uniqueness had originated from, and this is what Adele is famous for after all. Her mother passed over her love of music to Adele. Unable to get a baby sitter her mother had taken her to see The Cure in Finsbury Park. Adele’s experimentation of music explains how she became the modern day singer that she is today. I found it amusing that she was obsessed with The Spice Girls; it makes her seem a real and approachable person. At the age of fourteen she discovered greats such as Etta James and was transfixed, unusual for a street-smart London teenager. After this discovery she decided she wanted to make music that touched people, from the book this seems when the start of Adele the singer was born. The tales behind some of her best songs are explained, detailing her often doomed love affairs, friendships and family relationships over the years. When someone becomes famous for a talent overnight, how they are actually discovered can be overlooked. There were interesting details such as when Jools Holland asked her onto his show, even when guests would usually have an album out; Adele did not, this shows how special people saw she was. I felt that all these events explained to reader how Adele became Adele.
There were a few aspects to the book that I did not like. Some of the words chosen I found cringe worthy to read and the tone ‘gossip magazine’ like. Although I found the first few chapters about her life before fame interesting, the rest of the biography I felt was just describing how wonderful Adele is. Constant reference to how ‘normal’ Adele is, and how humbled she is by her own success I found a little chintzy and irritating to read. No friends or family are quoted in this biography, which makes Adele seem un-identifiable to the reader. It makes the biography seem unreliable and just something a journalist could have written via information in the media and not through first-hand accounts of her.
I do think this biography of Adele is good account of her life. All the main aspects that contributed to her success are described, and the reader can understand the meaning behind some of her greatest hits. There are also some very funny moments. Yet, the biography can feel a little like a list and not an in-depth study of Adele, the girl from rags to riches.
August 21, 2013
This genre isn't one I would normally read. I downloaded this on a whim as it was free on the Kindle store. I thought the beginning chapters were quite sensationalist, and were obviously written to keep you reading. That clearly worked in my case, but I found that as I read on the writing got better. Most of the content is able to speak for itself- Adele's life is interesting and eventful without any need to frame it in a sensational way. I learnt some pretty interesting things about Adele's record-breaking achievements, such as sales records and awards she has won. If you're a hard-core Adele fan I would recommend this book. It is a fairly quick read and an interesting insight into her life.
March 19, 2013
This is a short and fairly basic accumulation of snippets and quotes from interviews with Adele joined together with a chatty narrative. There's nothing here I hadn't read before elsewhere, but it was an interesting enough read to keep me distracted for an hour or so.
April 9, 2016
Read this book quickly because I am seeing her in concert tomorrow in Belfast! Excitement knows no bounds and this book gives a very concise summation of how she has arrived at this pinnacle of success! Read this book!
May 6, 2014
A good read
I thought the book was well written, and followed it to the end.great story. waiting to find out what's next for her.
I thought the book was well written, and followed it to the end.great story. waiting to find out what's next for her.
July 12, 2014
Good easy read
January 5, 2017
Good read
Would prefer if it was more of Adele's insight ,but still a good read , very short but well worth a read if your a fan , and let's face it who doesn't love Adele
Would prefer if it was more of Adele's insight ,but still a good read , very short but well worth a read if your a fan , and let's face it who doesn't love Adele
March 8, 2013
Sketchy. Adequate.
February 29, 2016
This was a free book...it was a fast read, I learned a lot, grammar could have been better.
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