Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped

Ontheeveofthe2012GrammyAwards,WhitneyHouston,unquestionablyoneofthemostremarkableandpowerfulvoicesinallofmusic,wassilencedforever.Overtheweeksandmonthsthatfollowed,family,friends,andfansaliketriedtounderstandhowsuchamagnificenttalentandbeautifulsoulcouldhavebeentakensoearlyandsounexpectedly.Hersuddendeathleftbehindnotonlyalegacyofbrilliancebutalsopainfulquestionswithnoeasyanswers.Now,thebelovedsuperstar'smother,CissyHouston—agospellegendinherownright—relatesthefull,astonishingscopeofthepopicon'slifeandcareer.FromWhitney'searliestdayssinginginthechurchchoirtoherrapidascenttothepinnaclesofmusicstardom,fromherstringofnumber-onehitstohertoppingtheHollywoodboxoffice,Cissyrecountsherdaughter'sjourneytobecomingoneofthemostpopularandsuccessfulartistsofalltime.CissyalsospeakscandidlyaboutWhitney'sstrugglesinthelimelight,revealingthetruthaboutherturbulentmarriagetosingerBobbyBrown,herpublicattemptstoregainhercelebratedvoice,andthebattlewithdrugsthatultimatelyprovedtoomuchforher.Completewithnever-before-seenfamilyphotographs,RememberingWhitneyisanintimate,heartfeltportraitofoneofourmostreveredartists,fromthewomanwhocherishedhermost.