After the first chapter, it is obvious that there was a ghost writer for this useless biography. No point in writing an autobiography when there consists of about 2 paragraphs that talks about his private life, i.e. family, wives, children, etc. And by watching a few interviews of him, with his limited English, you know for sure he did not do the writing. A very contrived, sappy read. Don't bother picking this one up.

This is a wonderful book of Jose Carreras. You will see how he feels about meeting Herbert von Karajan. You will see how his comeback concert turned out. You will learn about his childhood, children, favorite operas, et.al

Oh sure, quite a bit of it is weirdly death - obsessed (leukemia, et.al) But it surely is worthwhile!

Enjoy!!

The inspiring story of how Jose Carreras, diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1987 and given only a 10 percent chance of survival, endured chemotherapy, a bone-marrow transplant and 14 months in hospitals on two continents. His triumph over this disease is set against the backdrop of his childhood and early musical education in Barcelona in the wake of the Spanish Civil War, his fierce Catalan pride and his legendary career as one of the world's greatest operatic tenors. Although leukemia took its obvious toll on his voice, appearance and physical stamina, this autobiography charts his courageous rise back to the top of his profession. This is one of those books that you will read again and again.

Funnily enough, Ms. Lewis does have a daughter - Monica Lewinsky.
Other than camy appeal, this book has no merits whatsoever. Spend your money on some real opera recordings, you'll be glad you did.

Garbage. This is the worst kind of puff, trash piece. Much of this information is culled from other sources. Not worth the time or money. Anybody really interested in the Three Tenors can find better and more interesting information elsewhere.

Marcia Lewis is a really bad joke for an author. All the information is lifted out of previous material available. Nothing is new here. She tries to make money on gossip and even fails at that. The pictures are OK but I doubt if any of those are original to this book either. Something for the pop media only; not for opera lovers nor fans of these three artists. The best of these men is their performance on stage and hopefully, that brought some new people to opera that may not have tried it without the 3 Tenors. There is so much more to all three of these men than Lewis' book. Skip it and read their own bios.