As if I even needed another reason to love Dolly Parton? For years I have admired her kindness and generosity & listening to her talk about herself in a way that expresses she knows she has talent but is humble, is so refreshing. 

This is more of an oral history - where Dolly was asked some questions about her life as a songwriter and then she answer them. The Audiobook really brings them to life as before each song that she was written that she is about to speak about; they play a bit of it in the background! Definitely wouldn't get that amazing experiencing physically reading the book unless you did that yourself. 

From her "Smokey Mountain DNA" to her first guitar from her Uncle Bill - she talks all about how she got started on this journey, what's inspired her, and where she plans to go! 

One of my favorite quotes from the book - though there were many - was: "I can strengthen the muscles around my heart but I can't harden them."

I think that this is a quote that I really need to take to heart and let sit with me in time of stress, anger, sadness, and even happiness! 

I also really enjoyed how she talked about song writing just being an extension of storytelling - and she loved to tell stories - it doesn't matter to her if the song is a #1 hit because writing it was the most fun! 

If you're a fan of this humble Southern Bell - I highly recommend!!