Sarah-Louise James Adele: A Celebration of an Icon and Her Music

If you haven’t heard of Adele, come out from under the rock where you’ve been hiding and see what you’ve been missing. Once you’ve listened to her remarkable albums for a hundred times on repeat—you’ll find you won’t be satisfied hearing “her big, bluesy, jazz and soul numbers” any less than that—then you’re ready to learn the story of this young Londoner’s rise to international superstardom and why it happened. As witnessed in these glowing pages—enticingly illustrated with the subject’s always-radiant image—Adele Adkins has grown from a creative, talented, but unknown London girl to a “global megastar and modern-day icon” in the relatively short space of a decade. A mother fully supportive of her daughter’s pursuit of happiness in any direction and study at a London school for talented kids working toward a career in the arts stood as foundation to Adele’s success, but the real story behind her blazing glory is her incredible voice, recognized as phenomenal early in her life and now captivating the world with its power and beauty.