Chely Wright, singer, songwriter, and country music star, writes in this moving,
telling memoir about her life and her career; about growing up in America's hea
rtland and about barely remembering a time when she didn't know she was differen
t. The youngest of three children, Wright would ascend the ladder to the top of
the country-music world, only to find herself trapped in a place she hadn't fore
seen, but had to face. From high-school homecoming queen to successful recording
artist with her first hit single, "Shut Up and Drive," Wright's journey was dic
tated by keeping the truth of who she was closeted in a world in which country m
usic stars had never been and could not be openly gay. Working with the biggest
names in Nashville, she navigated these treacherous waters until the charade too
k too great a toll. Ultimately, as she reveals in this candid and outspoken work
, Wright found the courage to untangle herself from the image of the country mus
ic star she'd become, an image steeped in long-standing ideals and notions about
who and what a country artist is, and what fans expect that artist to be.
