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  • Never Broken

  • Songs Are Only Half the Story
  • Written by: Jewel
  • Narrated by: Jewel
  • Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (303 ratings)

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New York Times best-selling poet and multiplatinum singer-songwriter Jewel explores her unconventional upbringing and extraordinary life in an inspirational memoir that covers her childhood, rise to fame, marriage, and motherhood.

When Jewel's first album, Pieces of You, topped the charts in 1995, her emotional voice and vulnerable performance were groundbreaking. In the tradition of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell (she has been compared to both), a singer-songwriter of her kind had not emerged in decades. Now, with over 30 million albums sold worldwide, Jewel tells the story of her life and the lessons learned from her experience and her music.

Living on a homestead in Alaska, Jewel learned to yodel at age three and joined her parents' act, working in hotels, honky-tonks, and biker bars. Behind a strong-willed and independent family life, with an emphasis on music and artistic talent, was also instability, abuse, and trauma.

At age 15 Jewel was accepted into the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, where she began writing her own songs as a means of expression. She was 18, homeless, and living out of her car in San Diego when a radio DJ aired a bootleg version of one of her songs. It was requested in the top-10 countdown, something unheard of for an unsigned artist. By age 21, her debut album went multiplatinum.

There is so much more to Jewel's story, one complicated by family and financial woes, by crippling fear and insecurity, by parents who forced a child to grow up far too quickly, and by the extraordinary circumstances in which she became a world-famous singer and songwriter. Here Jewel reflects on how she survived and how writing songs, poetry, and prose have saved her life many times over. She writes beautifully about the natural wonders of Alaska, about pain and childhood trauma, and about discovering her own identity years after the entire world had discovered the beauty of her songs.

©2015 Jewel (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Best autobiography I ever read.

Thank you to Jewel for sharing her heart. I bought it because I’m interested in the life of a musician but found it to be so much more than that.
I think there’s probably something for everyone in this book - so many nuggets of gold.

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Beautiful story, striking narration

I was not familiar with Jewel before reading this book and now I'm a big fan. I'm not even mentioning how wonderful to listen to her voice and her singing, her way of perceiving life and asking meaningful questions left quite and impression on me.

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Not a typical pop biography

Jewel despite being best known as a pop artist (for the lack of better word) has written a very personal and touching biography of her life.
There is no smoke and mirrors, no grandeur or posing.
Jewel sharing not only the reality of her upbringing, but her inner thoughts, struggles and her mistakes as she rose as a singer songwriter, her ups and downs all made me able to relate to her and her story. And love her even more.
Great read! I am sure I will revisit from time to time.
Even for readers who either don't know Jewel music, its a book is for everyone who is seeking a little compassion and wisdom.

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Awesome

I would have loved to have heard this a long time ago, thank you so much !

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Insightful

Great listen. Jewel does a great job of combining her life and life lessons.
Her story telling is very engaging as well.

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Amazing, vulnerable memoir

I have even more respect and admiration for this song artist after reading her story…

Heartfelt

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Surprising great listen!

Jewel is an amazing artist that was gone through so much in life. To learn about her upbringing and music career in this book was interesting. She is very authentic and genuine and I appreciate her narrating the book. It was a bonus when she sang some of her lyrics. Highly recommend.

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Emotional journey

Jewel’s music is an emotional journey, and so is this book. Very raw, real, and heart warming to hear her tell her story.

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Incredible book!

Of all the bios I've listened to, this one is my very favorite. I love everything about it.. her beautiful voice, her attitude + outlook on life and the fascinating story of her life. I've listened to it many times and have enjoyed it every listen. Thanks for your wonderful book, Jewel!

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Absolutely loved this!

I was completely unprepared for what an incredible book this would be! I have always loved Jewel and her music and after reading her incredible story, which was so beautifully written, I have even more appreciation for her as a human as well as an artist. So insightful and wise and funny and heartfelt… I can’t say enough about it. I would recommend this read to anyone I know.

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