Forever Yours Faithfully : My Love Story

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Summary: This book still tuggs at my heartstrings.
Review: I don't know how to rate this book really, how can you put a rating number on the deep desparate love , told about in this book. I am a fan of Lorrie Morgan's, and before reading this book I had no idea what her life had been like. Lorrie and Keith were both victims in the sad story. I felt their love, and although cheating is an unforgiving sin, I don't believe that it was Keith Whitley cheating as much as it was the alcohol cheating. It's sad, but if he only could have overcome such a horrid dependency, they could have had such a wonderful life.

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Summary: Great to read & listen to.
Review: I first read the book myself, which I couldn't put down, then I listened to the audio book. I have to admit the cassette put chills down my spine at times, with Lorrie talking about her Father's funeral,the Opry, car accidents & Keith's death. She did a womderful job letting out her emotions & telling the life of Keith. I hope she has many more wonderful years in Country Music. She belongs on country radio more than most of the new artists.

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Summary: A Love Story
Review: I found this book interesting. I found it unique as an autobiography, as I've never read one quite like it. Usually when I read these, they are filled with scandals and controversy. Sure there is a bit of that in here, but Lorrie Morgan writes this from her heart it seems. Of course you can't believe everything, authors of autobiographies want to write the book from their perspective and present in the best light, whatever way they want to. Lorrie chose to write this book about her great love with Keith Whitley, a fine country singer that was gone too soon. She recalls their relationship, which in fact when you read about it, seems much longer than it really was, which was 3 years. When she met him he was married, so she thought "hands off" but soon enough he was divorced and they were together. Their love story is sweet in the beginning, however later in the book it becomes more and more complex and confusing, as to why she'd stay with him. Keith Whitley was an alcoholic. She says she was so in love with him and that it wasn't as bad as it sounds, that there was still some great moments. She goes into great detail about his drinking binges, visits to the porn stores, his treatments, his career versus hers, and more. The events surrounding his death were complicated, as her career was just taking off and she was required to do some promotional work, and Keith ended up having an affair, and overdosing on alcohol, and ultimately dying. As well she talks candidly about growing up and finding herself. You call tell this love was very real and she very much loved him, but was love enough for this couple? Overall it's a slow starter but worth the effort to read, especially if you are a fan of Lorrie's.

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Summary: Lorrie Morgan has lived through lots in her 38 years.
Review: I give Lorrie Morgan a lot of credit for being so open and honest with her readers. As the book will show you, Lorrie didn't always have a lot going on to brag about. If I were her, I would have tried to hide so much of it. Thank you Lorrie for giving us all a glimpse into the life of a famous country singer who can show us that our own lives are not any different from theirs. I could not put this book down.

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Summary: LORIE'S LIFE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE COUNTRY WORLD
Review: I got this book when my Best Friends dad gave it to me because he saw her on my T-shirt. I thought " Great another book I will never read" but NO when I got home I read the back cover to find out what it was about and i got a little intrested so I opened it and read the first chapther. I could not put it down. Her life is so amazing to me. I can not belive that more people don't know who she is. I have told my friends who DON'T like country music and let them read a little of it and the did not want to give it back. They all thought that she is an amazing person and now they are borrowing my C.D.'s of her the hear her buttiful voice. She is so amazing.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I have been a fan of both Lorrie and Keith for several years. Keith was a great entertainer as is Lorrie. I have seen Lorrie in concert but didn't have the opportunity to see Keith perform live. I am sorry to have to admit that; but I did love to hear him sing and he had a lot of talent dispite what some of the readers of Lorries book might think. I am proud to say that I read her story, and I do think that it took a great amount of courage to sit down and tell the true story behind what many fans might have viewed as the perfect couple. Entertainers are people too and they do deserve to be treated as such. I belonged to Keiths fan club while he was living; so I can tell those of you that might doubt his love for his wife and two children; You are wrong for doing that because his true fans know that Lorrie and the children were often mentioned in his news letters. Lorrie deserves credit for the honest story that she told and Keith would have appreciated her and loved her that much more if he were here today. I am not a drinker myself, but I do have a few friends that have the problem, and I will say that since I have read Lorries story, I am better able to deal with the people that I care so much about. Thank You Lorrie.

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Summary: HONEST STRAIGHT ACCOUNT OF LOVING AN ALCOHOLIC
Review: I think Lorrie Morgan is to be applauded for her wllingness to be quite frank and open about a very sensitive part of her life. She could have skimmed over the details and given us a "polished up" account of her time with Keith, but she did not. Instead, she poured out her heart and soul, revealing things I am sure most people would have tried to keep to themselves. I feel by telling things about her years growing up, it gave us real insight into why a young woman would try so hard to hold on to a marriage that had so many trials and testings. She had seen a great love story in her parents marriage, experienced some of the pain of her sister's marriage and had already gone through the devastation of one bad marriage that lead to divorce. She believed that through her love for Keith, and his love for her, they could overcome all the demons that were attacking their marriage. I feel that Lorrie told how both she and Keith loved one another so much that they were willing to try to make the dream come true. It had to be very difficult for Lorrie to expose so many personal and intimate details, but I believe she wanted to do more with this book than "set the record straight". I believe she wanted to let other people living through similar circumstances know that they are not alone in their despair. There is help for all parties involved in a situation involving addiction to any substance. Lorrie felt her love could cure their problems and she was unfortunate enough to find out it would have to be Keith's love for himself that could have changed the ending. Her struggles with her feelings of quilt, her ability to survive and rise above all the obstacles that came after losing Keith should help to give hope, strength and courage to other women and men who have lived, or are living, through the struggle of loving an alcoholic. It took great courage to tell this love story and it will help many to survive and get the help that they need. Addition can cause a person to do strange things--drink mouthwash,cologne,cough syrup and even cause them to do things while under the influence that they would never do normally. Lorrie showed us both sides of Keith Whitley and much to her sorrow the outcome of his dependency. She also tried to encourage people to reach out and get the help they need. Thank you Lorrie Morgan, for bearing all to try to help us!!

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Summary: HONEST STRAIGHT ACCOUNT OF LOVING AN ALCOHOLIC
Review: I think Lorrie Morgan is to be applauded for her wllingness to be quite frank and open about a very sensitive part of her life. She could have skimmed over the details and given us a "polished up" account of her time with Keith, but she did not. Instead, she poured out her heart and soul, revealing things I am sure most people would have tried to keep to themselves. I feel by telling things about her years growing up, it gave us real insight into why a young woman would try so hard to hold on to a marriage that had so many trials and testings. She had seen a great love story in her parents marriage, experienced some of the pain of her sister's marriage and had already gone through the devastation of one bad marriage that lead to divorce. She believed that through her love for Keith, and his love for her, they could overcome all the demons that were attacking their marriage. I feel that Lorrie told how both she and Keith loved one another so much that they were willing to try to make the dream come true. It had to be very difficult for Lorrie to expose so many personal and intimate details, but I believe she wanted to do more with this book than "set the record straight". I believe she wanted to let other people living through similar circumstances know that they are not alone in their despair. There is help for all parties involved in a situation involving addiction to any substance. Lorrie felt her love could cure their problems and she was unfortunate enough to find out it would have to be Keith's love for himself that could have changed the ending. Her struggles with her feelings of quilt, her ability to survive and rise above all the obstacles that came after losing Keith should help to give hope, strength and courage to other women and men who have lived, or are living, through the struggle of loving an alcoholic. It took great courage to tell this love story and it will help many to survive and get the help that they need. Addition can cause a person to do strange things--drink mouthwash,cologne,cough syrup and even cause them to do things while under the influence that they would never do normally. Lorrie showed us both sides of Keith Whitley and much to her sorrow the outcome of his dependency. She also tried to encourage people to reach out and get the help they need. Thank you Lorrie Morgan, for bearing all to try to help us!!

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Summary: The 'how I stay in shape' biography
Review: I very rarely will not finish a book, but I had to cheat on this one. I just skimmed through the end. It did not come across that their love story was particularly special. I would like to think that it may have been, and the book just doesn't reflect that. It really seems as if it was used an excuse to write about herself, as opposed to the relationship.

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Summary: Boring story of Lorries bloated ego
Review: I'm an avid reader and I have to say this is the most poorly written book I have ever read. Often while reading the book I wondered how the editors even let this thing get published. Specifically the writing style was very poor. Through most of the book Lorrie portrays Keith as a drunken, cheating porn-addicted hillbilly. She always paints herself as the perfect loving, caring wife. I find it interesting that this person who would have the reader believe that the failing marriage was totally Keiths fault is currently working on her 5th divorce.