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    Bridge Over Troubled Dreams
    Bridge Over Troubled Dreams
    Bridge Over Troubled Dreams
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    Bridge Over Troubled Dreams

    By Delta Goodrem

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    The emotional stories behind Delta Goodrem’s sixth studio album.
     
    This eBook features an exclusive bonus chapter about the song Power from the Bridge Over Troubled Dreams album.
     
    In her first-ever book, Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem shares the intimate stories behind each of the tracks on her sixth studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, taking readers on a deep dive into her inspiration for each song and revealing the truth behind the lyrics. From the touching account of her birth – two months premature – to battling bouts of missing home and many incredible self-discoveries along the way, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams is truly the book of the artist’s life. She speaks candidly about love, family, highs and lows, patience, freedom, faith, hope and survival, and how she uses lessons learned to drive herself forward. Delta’s heartfelt stories are accompanied by never-before-seen pictures from her personal collection: candid behind-the-scenes shots, unreleased tour photos and even personal snaps from her childhood.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Australia
    Release dateMay 14, 2021
    ISBN9781761101304
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    Delta Goodrem

    Award-winning Australian singer, songwriter and actress Delta Goodrem has been inspiring the world with her music since she signed her first record deal with Sony Music Australia at the age of 15. The internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum artist has accrued nine No. 1 singles, four No. 1 albums, 17 top-10 hits, 16 ARIA Awards, a Silver Logie Award and three World Music Awards over the past two decades – not to mention amassing a dedicated fan base around the world. The talented multi-hyphenate is now adding yet another string to her bow with her first book, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, sharing a rare, intimate glimpse inside the process behind her sixth studio album and how each track was brought to life.

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      I was delighted to win a signed copy of Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Named Helga to gift to my mother for Mother’s Day thanks to BetterReading.com.au. However I couldn’t pass it on without reading it first.

      Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Named Helga is the story of Todd Alexander’s mid life tree change with his partner, Jeff, abandoning inner city living and highly paid careers, for a hundred acre farm in the Hunter Valley, to grow grapes, olives, and run a five star B&B.

      Todd has dreams of channeling his inner Maggie Beer…cooking delicious meals from their own produce, sipping their own labeled wine, enjoying the spectacular views over their property, with Jeff by his side. After all, Todd is wont to say, how hard can it be?

      It’s certainly not any where near as easy as Todd hopes. What do two gay city boys know about slashing acres of grass, empty water tanks, broken irrigation systems, eggbound chickens, and desuckering 12,000 grapevines? Not a lot as it turns out, but they are willing to learn, and determined to succeed.

      There are failures and successes, mistakes and lucky breaks, all of which Todd shares with honesty and humour. I don’t envy them the years of renovation and building (though the results are stunning), or the back breaking work required to both maintain and grow a farm. But I enjoyed his anecdotes about both the joys and challenges of farm life, and particularly the affectionate descriptions of the couples beloved pets, like the titular Helga the pig.

      Todd also shares information of a more personal nature, touching on his relationship with his children who are regular visitors to the farm, and I was moved by his support of his mother as she battled bowel cancer. He also discusses how his experiences as a farmer have resulted in him becoming vegan, and provides a dozen or so of his favourite recipes.

      Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Named Helga is an entertaining and charming memoir, and might just inspire your own dreams for a new life, or at least for a nice glass of Semillon.

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    Bridge Over Troubled Dreams - Delta Goodrem

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    Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, by Delta Goodrem, S&S Australia

    To my family, my friends, my ride-or-dies, the passing ships in my life; to all who have left fingerprints on my heart, my gratitude for you knows no bounds.

    To you who is reading this book, thank you for taking me into your home and your heart, without even realising the impact you have had on me and how you touched my life. You will never know how much a simple smile or a barista saying ‘Hi Delta’ means to me. Growing up in front of you, making mistakes in front of you, learning in front of you is a privilege and an honour. We have been in this relationship together for a while and now it’s time to get deeper.

    My mum once said she was sad her parents passed away before they had the chance to share in my journey and I told her not to worry – I have an entire nation of aunties, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, sisters and brothers, all of whom I count as a part of this story.

    This one’s for you.

    Award-winning Australian singer, songwriter and actress Delta Goodrem has been inspiring the world with her music since she signed her first record deal with Sony Music Australia at the age of 15. The internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum artist has spent much of her time in the US and UK over the past two decades, dedicating herself to her craft and creating an unrivalled body of work – but at the end of the day, she still calls Australia home.

    Over the years, Delta has accrued nine No. 1 singles, four No. 1 albums, 17 top-10 hits, 12 ARIA Awards, a Silver Logie Award and three World Music Awards – not to mention amassing a dedicated fan base around the world. Her first studio offering, Innocent Eyes, was one of the highest-selling debut albums in Australian history, spending a record-breaking 29 weeks at No. 1, topping the Australian Albums Charts and achieving 23-times platinum sales. Since then, Delta has gone from strength to strength, releasing hit records, selling out arena shows and showcasing her incredible artistry on both stage and screen.

    The talented multi-hyphenate is now adding yet another string to her bow with her first book, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, sharing a rare, intimate glimpse inside the process behind her sixth studio album (of the same name) and how each track was brought to life.

    INTRODUCTION

    In October 2018, I faced one of the biggest challenges of my life. After having surgery to remove a salivary gland, I woke up to discover that I could no longer control my speech.

    Complications during the operation had left a nerve in my tongue paralysed. When a nerve is damaged this way, it has to be taught to communicate with its receptors again and that process is completely unforgiving. I was told that the damaged nerve would likely heal naturally in its own time, but the doctors couldn’t predict how my recovery would look. They said it could take three months, a year, three years before I learnt to speak and sing as I once could… or it may not happen at all.

    My sound is my livelihood and I was facing losing that altogether.

    But I’m nothing if not a fighter, and I saw this chapter of my life for what it was: a rebirth. This was my time to be silent and to observe. It was not my time to speak; it was my time to listen and to hear everything else that was going on in the world.

    And so began The Reset.

    STOP & REWIND

    After ‘TongueGate’, as I call it, I met with a few different people to start writing music, but when you’re put into a room with someone you’ve never met before to make something as deeply personal as I wanted this record to be, it’s a little bit like an arranged marriage. The creatives I was working with were incredibly talented, but I found it hard to go deeper with them as quickly as I needed to.

    So two of my amazing team members sat me down at the table in my place in LA, opened Voice Memos on their phones and we began talking about my life. We started from the very beginning – quite literally, with the story of my birth, which itself became a song – and we talked and talked like this for four days, morning to night. These two women, two of my most trusted kindred spirits in the world, asked me questions and helped me dive deeper than I ever had before, peeling back the layers of my history and helping me discover that I have nothing to hide. As we reached the end

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