Fans of Cher have been waiting for the legendary singer and actor to turn back time in a memoir—and now their wait is almost over.
Dey Street will publish Cher: The Memoir, Part One later this year, the press announced in a news release, saying that the book—the first of two planned volumes—“reveals the daughter, the sister, the wife, the lover, the mother, and the superstar.”
Cher, a California native, first gained national prominence in the 1960s as part of Sonny & Cher, the pop duo that she formed with her husband, Sonny Bono. The two had hits with songs including “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On,” and in the 1970s they co-hosted a TV variety show that ended after the couple’s divorce.
She became known as an actor in the 1980s, with prominent roles in films such as Silkwood and Mask, and she won an Academy Award in 1988 for her memorable performance as Loretta Castorini in Moonstruck. Her musical career also saw a resurgence in the late 1980s and 1990s, with songs like “If I Could Turn Back Time” and “Believe” dominating the pop charts.
“Cher: The Memoir, Part One follows her extraordinary beginnings through childhood to meeting and marrying Sonny Bono—and reveals the highly complicated relationship that made them world-famous, but eventually drove them apart,” Dey Street says of the book.
Cher: The Memoir, Part One is slated for publication on Nov. 19, with the second volume scheduled for release in 2025.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
