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Cher: The Memoir, Part One promises to be an engaging and exciting audiobook experience, befitting this incredible book. Read in part by Cher herself, the book is introduced, and each chapter launched, by the author. Rounding out each chapter as she continues the narrative is celebrated stage actor Stephanie J. Block. Stephanie starred on Broadway in The Cher Show, for which she won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award. Together, Cher and Stephanie share the storytelling duties, alternating within the chapters to create a unique audiobook treatment that fully immerses listeners into this period of Cher's life—from her earliest childhood memories to her meeting Sonny and their ascent into superstardom, her painful divorce from Bono, her relationship with Gregg Allman, and her journey toward independence. It is a story of creativity, individuality, motherhood, love, and loss, as only Cher could recount. "Lending my voice to help deliver Cher's memoir has been an honor and a thrill. Her life is fascinating, glamorous, surprising, exciting... and at times, completely heartbreaking. Her story is a beautiful balance of Ultimate stardom and accessibility. She is Cher for a reason, and this book helps the reader get behind 'the reason,'" says Block. "When it came to completing the audiobook, I knew I wouldn't be able to do it all myself due to my dyslexia. But then I thought of Stephanie, who won the Tony for playing me on Broadway in The Cher Show. I knew she would be the perfect choice to get across to the reader the essence of me. I called her and within hours she rearranged her schedule to start the recording. I felt so safe having her help share my story, and she did a beautiful job," says Cher.