{"product_id":"like-me-confessions-of-a-heartland-country-singer-1423499484","title":"Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1423499484\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wright, Chely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChely Wright, singer, songwriter, and country music star, writes in this moving, telling memoir about her life and her career; about growing up in America's heartland and about barely remembering a time when she didn't know she was different. The youngest of three children, Wright would ascend the ladder to the top of the country-music world, only to find herself trapped in a place she hadn't foreseen, but had to face.From high-school homecoming queen to successful recording artist with her first hit single, Shut Up and Drive  Wright's journey was dictated by keeping the truth of who she was closeted in a world in which country music stars had never been - and could not be - openly gay. Working with the biggest names in Nashville, she navigated these treacherous waters until the charade took too great a toll.Ultimately, as she reveals in this candid and outspoken work, Wright found the courage to untangle herself from the image of the country music star she'd become, an image steeped in long-standing ideals and notions about who - and what - a country artist is, and what fans expect that artist to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGay lesbian interest | homophobia in Nashville and country music\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51328062390560,"sku":"NEW1423499484","price":35.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81lhp60lrDL.jpg?v=1773178827","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/like-me-confessions-of-a-heartland-country-singer-1423499484","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}