Material Girl .
From her mother\'s premature death to Madonna\'s dynamic arrival on the New York club scene, from Like a Virgin to Evita and beyond, every stage of this dazzling star\'s life and career is brilliantly illuminated--the stereotypes deconstructed, the lies exposed, the artist examined, the legend celebrated..
Drawing upon scores of candid interviews with producers, musicians, collaborators, lovers, and friends, Lucy O\'Brien \'s Madonna: Like an Icon explores the complex personality and legendary drive that have made Madonna the most famous female pop artist of our time.
Here is the groundbreaking biography that finally solves the mystery at the heart of Madonna\'s chameleonLike existence.
She remains one of our greatest living pop icons. . . .
For three decades she has defied categorization. . .
Kabbalah enthusiast . . .
Mother . . .
Superstar . . .
Immaculate sexpot . . .
Material Girl