The definitive account of Whitney Houston’s astonishing life, ground-breaking career, and tragic death – complete with never-before-seen photographs – from the only person who truly knows the story behind the headlines: her mother, Cissy Houston.

Cissy has said small publicly approximately Whitney’s heart-breaking loss of life. Now, for the very first time, she starts up and shares the unbelievable tale of her daughter’s existence, as well as her own, and addresses Whitney’s brightest and darkest occasions.

A legendary Grammy Award-winning gospel singer in her own right, Cissy Houston displays how the lessons from her own musical trip helped to shape Whitney’s profession – from teaching Whitney to use her voice, to keeping her level-headed throughout her meteoric rise to popularity.

With candor and respect, she sets the record straight about Whitney, exploring both her turbulent marriage and her misunderstood struggles with drug abuse. Cissy goes behind the tabloid headlines showing fans all over the world the true, human being side of a solid, successful – yet flawed – musical icon who passed away much too youthful.