Life With My Sister Madonna, Christopher Ciccone
Life With My Sister Madonna, Christopher Ciccone
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Life With My Sister Madonna

Author: Christopher Ciccone

Narrator: Christopher Ciccone

Abridged: 5 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/14/2008


Synopsis

Now in paperback, Christopher Ciccone’s “breathless tell-all” (Time) based on his fortyseven years of growing up with, working with, and understanding one of the most famous women of our time—Madonna.

Only Christopher can tell the full scale, riveting untold story behind the woman who has intrigued, scandalized, and entertained millions for half a century. In Life with My Sister, Christopher reveals the real woman behind Madonna’s carefully constructed mythology and glittering façade. From their shared Michigan childhood, which Madonna transcended to whisk Christopher to Manhattan with her in the early eighties—Christopher was with her every step of the way, experiencing all her incarnations firsthand. The spoiled daddy’s girl, the punk drummer, the raunchy Boy Toy, Material Girl, Mrs. Sean Penn, Warren Beatty’s glamorous Hollywood paramour, loving mother, Mrs. Guy Ritchie, English grande dame—Christopher witnessed and understood all of them, as his own life was inexorably entwined with that of his chameleon sister. He tangled with a cast of characters from artist Jean- Michel Basquiat, to Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss, Demi Moore, and, of course, Guy Ritchie, whose advent in Madonna’s life splintered the loving relationship Christopher once had with her. The mirror image of his legendary sister, with his acid Ciccone tongue, Christopher pulls no punches as he tells his astonishing story.

About Christopher Ciccone

Christopher Ciccone began his professional career as a dancer with La Groupe de La Place Royal in Ottawa. He art directed Madonna's Blond Ambition tour and directed her The Girlie Show tour. He has directed music videos for Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett. He is an artist, interior decorator, and designer in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rose on July 29, 2008

It's a quick & dirty read. Exactly what I wanted! We hear enough about Madge & alot about Christopher's experience of their relationship. None of her fans imagined her as a kissy/huggy type & she's definately not ~and her brother shows both the good & bad sides of his experience with her. (He's lear......more

Goodreads review by Joe on December 27, 2020

My biggest beef with this book is how insanely delusional Christopher is. There really wasn't a point to this book at all besides Christopher cashing in on his sister's name. In the end, it makes Christopher look bad not Madonna. There are no new insights to Madonna as a person or an entertainer and......more

Goodreads review by William on November 18, 2012

I read this in a weekend. I avoided the book for a few years thinking it was crappy that he wrote it. But I admit it was an interesting perspective and even though I know there are two sides to every story and I do think that Christopher Ciccone is a bit of an addict (even though he assures you 100......more

Goodreads review by Coleen on April 17, 2012

8/28/09 - Though many might disagree with me, I found this memoir surprisingly well-written, or at least very engaging, and I had trouble not reading it all in one sitting. Whether you like Madonna or not, her brother Christopher lays it all out & I think you'll come away with an altered perspective......more

Goodreads review by Beth on March 11, 2009

I had to buy this book for my spring break trip because I wanted an easy read with some gossip about my formerly favorite pop idol (no one has replaced her, btw, I just stopped caring about pop stars so much). The book is great although annoying at times because Madonna's brother, while trying to te......more