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Welcome to a world set to the ever-changing rhythms of an artist's life
In Chasing Down the Dawn, recording artist, actress, and bestselling author jewel opens her intimate journals to create a vivid montage of the people, places, and relationships that colored the life she came from and have marked this past magical, turbulent, and ultimately transformational year of her life.
Drawn from her remarkable chronicle of life on the road during the Spirit World Tour, this unforgettable collection of freeze-frames captures unusual images from jewel's childhood in Alaska, her beginnings as a struggling artist, and her challenges as a daughter, sister and woman. jewel paints an unblinkingly honest picture of the exceptional journey that carried her to the world's stage.
With acutely observed, elegantly written depictions of the musicians, lovers, strangers, celebrities and other characters that inhabit the singer/songwriter's world, Chasing Down the Dawn is more than a collection of, vignettes, observations and stories. It is a finely wrought mosaic in prose and poetry, set to the rhythm of life.
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""I want love to be simple. I want to trust without thinking. I want to be generous with my affection and patience and love unconditionally. It is easier to love a person with their flaws than to weed through them. I want to love the whole person, not parts; and this is how I want to be loved.""
— Anna (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Jewel always defies expectations, always surprises and always gets to the core of human feeling. She does it in her songs, in her poetry and now again with Chasing Down the Dawn. Jewel captures human relationships in ways that are believable, bold and unforgettable."
— Interview -
“Jewel’s fans will find this memoir earnest and heartfelt.”
— Booklist -
“Just like her music, her prose is filled with a rhythm that comes through in her reading. Jewel narrates her stories with confidence and maturity, but without patronizing the listener.”
— AudioFile -
“Chasing Down the Dawn is more than a collection of, vignettes, observations and stories. It is a finely wrought mosaic in prose and poetry, set to the rhythm of life.”
— Library Journal
Chasing Down the Dawn Listener Reviews
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" The best "autobiography" I've read "
— Stephanie, 11/5/2013 -
" Fantastic book. I'm quite amused about this book because it's not just a simple life story of her. This book gives inspiration to those who feels the world/luck is against them. A must read. "
— Td, 10/28/2013 -
" This is a great read, not an account of Jewel as a celebrity, but an account of Jewel as a person and an artist. It really gave me so much appreciation for her. "
— Susan, 7/3/2013 -
" An enjoyable, rambling story of Jewel's life. It jumps around a lot, but it adds to the storytelling feel of it. "
— Lindsay, 4/12/2013 -
" I have been a fan of Jewel's for a very long time. I enjoyed reading the poems and looking at her younger pictures. She is a very inspirational person. "
— Chole, 3/3/2013 -
" This book reads like a journal of rambling, beautiful, poetic thoughts and feelings. "
— Becky, 11/7/2012 -
" She is a great writter. "
— Kristen, 11/4/2012 -
" Jewel wrote little snippets from her life. This was nothing earth-shattering, but it was enjoyable, and it gave a good insight into her very out-of-the-ordinary life. "
— Sarah, 8/1/2012 -
" Boring, the poetry was much better. "
— Adrian, 2/20/2012 -
" I absolutely delved into this autobio of Jewel. She writes much like Faulkner, with so many thoughts strung together. I liked her poetry and journaling because she is an interesting writer, not because she is a star. "
— Megan, 12/15/2011 -
" You have to earn the easy way through the hard way. "
— Ary, 3/3/2011 -
" Inspirational. Jewel made writing in a journal necessary to every girl's personal growth and self discovery. The passages seem genuine, as if the contents were not originally intended for public view. "
— Alicia, 12/7/2010 -
" This book reads like a journal of rambling, beautiful, poetic thoughts and feelings. "
— Becky, 11/19/2010 -
" She is a great writter. "
— Kristen, 6/15/2009 -
" I absolutely delved into this autobio of Jewel. She writes much like Faulkner, with so many thoughts strung together. I liked her poetry and journaling because she is an interesting writer, not because she is a star. "
— Megan, 2/24/2009 -
" Fantastic book. I'm quite amused about this book because it's not just a simple life story of her. This book gives inspiration to those who feels the world/luck is against them. A must read. "
— Td, 8/5/2008 -
" I have been a fan of Jewel's for a very long time. I enjoyed reading the poems and looking at her younger pictures. She is a very inspirational person. "
— Chole, 7/30/2008 -
" The best "autobiography" I've read "
— Stephanie, 7/24/2008 -
" An enjoyable, rambling story of Jewel's life. It jumps around a lot, but it adds to the storytelling feel of it. "
— Lindsay, 7/10/2008 -
" Inspirational. Jewel made writing in a journal necessary to every girl's personal growth and self discovery. The passages seem genuine, as if the contents were not originally intended for public view. "
— Alicia, 4/26/2008 -
" You have to earn the easy way through the hard way. "
— Ary, 4/15/2008 -
" Jewel wrote little snippets from her life. This was nothing earth-shattering, but it was enjoyable, and it gave a good insight into her very out-of-the-ordinary life. "
— Sarah, 2/13/2008
About Jewel
Jewel is an American singer, songwriter, poet, actress, philanthropist, and mother. She has received four Grammy nominations and has sold over thirty million albums worldwide. She is the founder of Higher Ground for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that works in education, research, program development, and building alliances with charities. Raised in Homer, Alaska, she currently lives in Tennessee and Colorado with her son.