Madonna Ritchie Ciccone is one of our greatest pop icons and possibly the most famous woman alive today. Now, in Madonna: Like an Icon, Lucy O'Brien tells the complex story of an artist who has reinvented herself time and time again, and continues to top the charts almost thirty years after the release of her first single. Complete with detailed analysis of Madonna's music, and revealing interviews with many who’ve known and worked closely with her - from musicians and producers to dancers and directors - we follow Madonna from her difficult childhood, to those frenetic early years in New York, through the shocks and scandals of the 1990s Sex era, to her 21st century incarnation as an English Lady of the Manor, and the controversial Malawian adoption saga.

Providing fascinating insight into Madonna's life, her relationships, and what motivates her as a woman and as an artist, here at last is the definitive biography of one of the biggest stars in the world.

This book took the author on a personal journey from London to the rolling hills of Wiltshire to dowtown bars in New York, to Los Angeles, Detroit and the leafy suburbs of Michigan. The result of ten years research and over 100 interviews, it features a full-length discography and previously unpublished photographs.

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