When Tammy Wynette arrived in Nashville in 1965 she had two things going for her: raw talent and gritty determination. They paid off. Tammy skyrocketed to the top of the music charts, moving from poverty and obscurity to fame and fortune. Along the way she endured five marriages, survived twenty-six major surgeries, and persevered after a stint at the Betty Ford Center for drug addiction--while remaining, first and foremost, a devoted and loving mother. In this dynamic portrait of a superstar, Tammy Wynette's daughter Jackie Daly and veteran biographer Tom Carter recount the startling tragedies as well as the extraordinary triumphs--and investigate Tammy's puzzling final days, which marked the end of an era--and the beginning of a mystery that would make headlines. Revealing, candid, and heartfelt, this is the backstage story of Tammy Wynette's dramatic and inspiring life as she really lived it.-p.4 of cover.