Rita also reveals to us that on top of Bob's womanizing, she also had to find herself - who is Rita? Who is this woman whose husband skyrocketed to fame? What does she really want out of life? What does she value exactly and what means the most to her? I think she did a very good job in keeping her head level, especially after Bob's death and when the legal drama began. Next, she was supportive of Bob's music dream even if it meant that he would have affairs with other women and would leave her alone while he toured. For Rita, the children’s' well being was always top priority, which is why she was adamant to move out of Trench Town as soon as possible and she even took in and raised the children Bob fathered with other women. She also has the ability to assess her own situation in a clear way. She is grateful to each and every friend that supported her during the tough times. She is very grateful to her aunt for raising her and providing plenty of guidance. One thing I enjoyed about this biography is that Rita has an amazing capacity to view life as a whole and to give credit where credit's due. She shows us the vulnerable Bob, the Bob who is being treated like a "boy" by Rita's aunty and the weaknesses he had. Unfortunately, Bob never realized that his womanizing and one-night stands with other women was unfair and hurtful to Rita. She wanted to care for Bob and provide him guidance when needed. Their relationship wasn't just romantic, but also had a sisterly-brotherly vibe to it. Interestingly, her relationship with Bob started out because she pitied him - for not having a mother (Bob's mother migrated to Delaware when he was young, and he was left with his stepfather and his new wife). Her father was a musician, so Rita was always musically inclined. She was abandoned by her mother, and raised primarily by her father's sister. I thought this biography was very well written and Rita Marley was truthful in her account of what she went through. Well, she gives you the answer in this book. I remember the first time I found out that Bob Marley had so many children by different women and that his first and only wife Rita Marley stayed with him until his death, I wondered how did she do that? The prose of this book is straightforward and I was already familiar with Bob Marley's life story due to the many documentaries I watched. Wow I read this within 24 hours, on a very bleak, foggy and cold Sunday. In No Woman No Cry, readers will learn about the never-before-told details of Bob Marley's life, Written with author Hettie Jones, No Woman No Cry is a no-holds-barred account of life with one of the most famous musicians of all time. In the years that followed, she became a force in her own right - as the Bob Marley Foundation's spokesperson and a performer in her reggae group, the I-Three. The press repeatedly reported that Bob was unmarried to preserve his "image." But Rita kept her self-respect, and when Bob succumbed to cancer in 1981, she was at his side. There were his liaisons with other women-some of which produced children and were conducted under Rita's roof. But while Rita displayed blazing courage, joy, and an indisputable devotion to her husband, life with Bob was not easy. The rest is Bob Marley and the Wailers set Jamaica and the world on fire. At the ages of 21 and 19, Bob and Rita were married. Bob and Rita became close friends, fell in love, and soon, she and her girlfriends were singing backup for the Wailers. By the age of 18, Rita was an unwed mother, and it was then that she met Bob Marley at a recording studio in Trench Town. Music ran in Rita's family, and even as a child her talent for singing was pronounced. Abandoned by her mother at a very young age, she was raised by her aunt. Rita Marley grew up in the slums of Trench Town, Jamaica. A memoir by the woman who knew Bob Marley best-his wife, Rita.
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