The Three of Us - by Georgette Jones (Paperback)

About the Book

From Georgette Jones, daughter of country music stars George Jones and Tammy Wynette, comes a memoir about reconnecting with her father after years apart.

Book Synopsis

GEORGE & TAMMY IS NOW A LIMITED SERIES--STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN AND MICHAEL SHANNON!

Georgette Jones--the only child of country music's "First Couple," George Jones and Tammy Wynette--pens a memoir about life with her parents and the journey back to a relationship with her estranged father.

The marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette was hailed as a union made in honky-tonk heaven. And when little Tamala Georgette Jones was born in 1970, she was considered country music's heir apparent.

For the first four years of her life, Georgette had two adoring parents who showed her off at every opportunity, and between her parents, grandparents, older sisters, and cheering fans, Georgette's feet seldom hit the ground.

But as in every fairy tale, dark forces were just around the corner. Her parents fought, and George drank. George and Tammy divorced when Georgette was four, and it would be years before she understood just what that meant.

The Three of Us is an honest and heartfelt look into the life of a broken family living in the glare of the public spotlight. Like so many of her generation, Georgette had to make sense of loving two parents who couldn't love each other. With never-before-told stories about George and Tammy, it recounts Tammy's descent into prescription pill addiction, her dependence on her fifth husband, George Richey, and her untimely death at the age of fifty-five. Georgette opens up about her broken relationship with her father and what it took for them to come back together. Lastly, Georgette discusses the ups and downs of her adult life: failed marriages, illness, an arrest, and now, an unexpected but thrilling career as a musician.

A story of both extreme privilege and great trials, of larger-than-life people with larger-than-life problems, The Three of Us is rich in country music history. It is filled with twists and turns, highs and lows, but in the end, it stands as an intensely moving tale of love, loss, heartbreak, and what it means to be a family.

Review Quotes

""The Three of Us" relates the inner struggle of country music princess Georgette Jones, who examines the contrasting childhoods of her larger-than-life superstar parents--George Jones and Tammy Wynette--to find meaning and make her own way in life. She tells of the fission in her nuclear family and its subsequent fallout as well as of her relationships with her step-parents--two sinners and one saint. This memoir is a must-read for any child of D-I-V-O-R-C-E." -- Eileen Sisk, author of "Buck Owens: The Biography"

"I was totally absorbed by "The Three of Us". Georgette Jones was born into the unreal world of country music royalty and automatically expected to be the heir apparent. Like everyone else on this earth, no one in her family is, or was, perfect. There were ups and there were downs....Georgette writes of both." --Jan Howard, Grand Ole Opry star

"Reads like a song classic full of heartache, disappointment, tragedy, and redemption" --"Publishers Weekly"

"The Tammy Wynette that I knew was the most loyal, strong friend anyone could ever have. Her daughter Georgette reminds us that Tammy was that, and much, much more. And it is great to have someone write honestly about the George Jones that isn't a wild country outlaw! He may have drank to hide it, but he is actually shy!" --Tanya Tucker

"Without artifice or attitude, the only child of country music's royal couple...tells the heartrending story of her quest to gain her parents' love and approval. One's impulse throughout is to lay the book aside, reach out and hug her." --Edward Morris, former country music editor for "Billboard"