Description: This biography takes us on her journey from peripatetic Midwest childhood to her explosion onto the music scene as chiffon-swathed rock goddess, right up to present day.
Brief description: Zoe Howe is a British rock writer whose books include Typical Girls? The Story Of The Slits, How's Your Dad? Living In The Shadow Of A Rock Star Parent, Florence + The Machine - An Almighty Sound, Wilko Johnson - Looking Back At Me, and Barbed Wire Kisses - The Jesus And Mary Chain Story. Her music journalism has appeared in The Quietus, NME, BBC Music and Company amongst others and she has made music radio series for stations including the award-winning Resonance FM.
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"A page-turning blockbuster. Witty asides and liberal adjectives add to the breathless feel" Record Collector
"Howe documents it all the sex, the drugs and the mystification with the nonjudgmental vigilance of a devoted fan" The Washington Post
"An essential read" Rocktopia