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Me and Sister Bobbie

Written by: Willie Nelson, Bobbie Nelson, David Ritz
Narrated by: Willie Nelson, Bobbie Nelson
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Publisher's Summary

The untold story of Willie Nelson and his sister, Bobbie, who, over the course of their lives together, supported each other through personal tragedies and triumphs and forged an unbreakable bond through their shared love of music

“Tender and intimate.”—The New Yorker
“Poignant, beautiful, heartfelt.”—New York Journal of Books

ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Rolling Stone, Kirkus Reviews

Abandoned by their parents as toddlers, Willie and Bobbie Nelson found their love of music almost immediately through their grandparents, who raised them in a small Texas town. Their close relationship was the longest-lasting bond in both their lives.

In alternating chapters, this heartfelt dual memoir weaves together both their stories as they experienced them side by side and apart. The Nelsons share powerful, emotional moments from growing up, playing music in public for the first time, and facing trials in adulthood, as Willie pursued songwriting and Bobbie faced a series of challenging relationships and a musical career that took off only when attitudes about women began to change in Texas. This is Bobbie’s only memoir, and in it she candidly shares her life story in full. Her deeply affecting chapters delve into her personal relationships and life as a mother and as a musician with technical skills that even Willie admits surpass his own. In his poignant stories, Willie shares the depth of his bond with his sister, and how that bond carried him through his most troubled moments. Willie and Bobbie supported each other through unthinkable personal heartbreak, and they always shared in each other’s victories. Through dizzying highs and traumatic lows, spanning almost nine decades of life, Willie and Bobbie always had each other’s back.

Their story is an inspiring, lyrical statement of how family always finds the way.

©2020 Willie Nelson, Bobbie Nelson, David Ritz (P)2020 Random House Audio

What the critics say

“Written in gritty, unapologetic Texas jargon, in short chapters alternating between Willie and Bobbie, Me and Sister Bobbie, a poignant, beautiful, heartfelt co-memoir, delights and astounds.”New York Journal of Books 

“Tender and intimate.”The New Yorker 

“Nelson and Family Band fans will relish even the details they already knew, and readers just seeking a mostly uplifting family story will be pleased as well.”Rolling Stone 

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  • 2023-02-20

Wonderful story

So much tragedy, so much love, so much perseverance. Both broke & warmed my heart!

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AMAZING LIFE.

Told as all good stories are, by the author. Amazing life stories as lived by two Siblings.

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Wow! What a story

What a life these two have lived. If not for the love and faith of a few people, the world would have missed a lot of beautiful music and charitable spirits.

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Fantastic!!

Amazing stories read by Willie and Bobbie themselves and snippets of Willie singing! This was heartwarming and insightful to behind the scenes of a supportive sibling relationship, I loved every minute of it!

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