The Most Beautiful, Mayte Garcia
The Most Beautiful, Mayte Garcia
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The Most Beautiful
My Life with Prince

Bestseller

Author: Mayte Garcia

Narrator: Mayte Garcia

Unabridged: 9 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 04/04/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons.

In The Most Beautiful, a title inspired by the hit song Prince wrote about their legendary love story, Mayte Garcia for the first time shares the deeply personal story of their relationship and offers a singular perspective on the music icon and their world together: from their unconventional meeting backstage at a concert (and the long-distance romance that followed), to their fairy-tale wedding (and their groundbreaking artistic partnership), to the devastating losses that ultimately dissolved their romantic relationship for good. Throughout it all, they shared a bond more intimate than any other in Prince's life. No one else can tell this story or can provide a deeper, more nuanced portrait of Prince -- both the famously private man and the pioneering, beloved artist -- than Mayte, his partner during some of the most pivotal personal and professional years of his career. The Most Beautiful is a book that will be returned to for decades, as Prince's music lives on with generations to come.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on March 07, 2017

*No Spoilers* I was lucky enough to be given an early copy of this book to read. I expected Mayté to write a book that lacked a lot of personal details of her life with Prince or made Prince look bad in any fashion. This book is very honest, raw, heartbreaking, and even funny at points. I appreciate......more

Goodreads review by Edgar on March 09, 2017

A beautifully written, heartfelt and honest experience. Mayte answered so many questions I've had and also kept several matters private. I went to her dance class in New York, I was afraid of how this book might change my perception of her. I'm glad to say I love her all the more.......more

Goodreads review by James on June 05, 2017

I picked this up in the airport the other day and read it on the flight home from London. I´d recommend it to anyone who has any interest in Prince, his life and music. I´m a Prince freak but it´s the first time I´ve felt able to get a glimpse into his world: most of the existing musical biographies......more

Goodreads review by Orsayor on April 25, 2017

I have to be honest and say I was on the fence when it came to purchasing this book. It didn't have anything to do with Mayte personally but I have been disappointed in the past when it came to celebrity books. I won't say any names. Ok... I will whisper the name to you.  Remem......more

Goodreads review by Annie on April 06, 2017

WOW JUST WOW...As I sit here letting this story sink in, the tears are just streaming down my face..I have ugly cried, and straight up sobbed off and on during this whole wonderful story. What I love about a good memoir is it reads almost like fiction...and then you remember, Oh my this really happe......more


Quotes

"An achingly loving memoir...a heartbreaking inside look at the tortured side of genius that most of us are never allowed to see, and it belongs on the shelf next to the definitive Prince bios."—Entertainment Weekly

"Garcia's memoir raises complex issues about the nature and the value of privacy, whether between celebrities and their fans, or two people in their intimate lives together....given all of her book's revelations, Garcia never comes across as vindictive...."—Maclean's

"A gentle and moving account of Ms. Garcia's relationship with the legendary musician. [She] writes with clear eyes, grace and dignity."—Huffington Post