Secrets of a Sparrow

Diana Ross has managed a successful life as a mother of five children (by two husbands) and an enduring career as a pop icon. For 30 years she has recorded and toured, she has acted in films, earning an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Billie Holliday in "The Lady Sings the Blues". A businesswoman, she is now president of her own companies. In 1989 she became part-owner of Motown Records. These memoirs concentrate on her stardom - the pain and pleasure of getting, and staying, there and the lessons she has learned along the way.