After the Dance

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After the Dance
304 pages; Amistad

At 17, the author began a torrid affair with married 33-year-old Motown royal Marvin Gaye—and soon learned that the sensual crooner was also an egotistical incendiary. With sensitivity and insight, Gaye examines their explosive four-year marriage, ultimately making peace with the dark side of one of America's most influential performers.

— Sarah Meyer