Tammy Wynette: A Daughter Recalls

Description for TAMMY WYNETTE: A DAUGHTER RECALLS HER MOTHER'S TRAGIC LIFE AND DEATH by Jackie Daly with Tom Carter:

Tammy Wynette arrived in Nashville in 1964 in a dented station wagon with her three young daughters, their tricycles tied to the car's roof. Raw talent, gritty determination, and a bit of luck soon lifted Tammy from poverty to fame and, ultimately, fortune. TAMMY WYNETTE looks behind the extraordinary success story, through the eyes of her daughter Jackie, and explores the singer's fascinating life---a life that continues to make headlines even after her controversial death.

Wynette was a survivor, and her journey was more than bumpy: five marriages; twenty-six major surgeries; multiple platinum hits; a stint at the Betty Ford Center for drug addiction; a mysterious 1978 abduction, during which she was beaten; millions of fans; the loyalty and friendship of Nashville's greatest stars, who would turn out in droves to mourn her passing. And always the little-known constant in her life: motherhood.

With the aid of veteran biographer Tom Carter, Jackie Daly recounts the tragedies as well as the triumphs---and probes the final mysteries---of her beloved mother's remarkable life. Never-before-published personal photographs and revealing interviews help bring Wynette's dramatic, inspiring story to life.