Volume 1 of the singer's long-awaited life story covers roughly the period from her birth to 1980, when Cher, a twice-divorced single mother with two children, found herself at a professional crossroads.

Cher has revealed that she was financially deceived by her then-husband, Sonny Bono, in the first volume of the legendary singer’s memoir. “He took all my money,” the 78-year-old told The New York Times in an interview about the book, adding that she was not immediately aware of her financial situation and that she trusted Bono at the time.

Cher's mom Georgia Holt threatened to put Sonny Bono in jail when he was dating her underage daughter. Mama said lock you up. That was the mother of all mantras after Cher’s mom, Georgia Holt, discovered that her underage daughter was shacking up with Sonny Bono.