by Debbie Nelson
The most vilified mother in America separates fact from fiction and speaks out about her son Eminem.
To this day Debbie Nelson is asked why she abandoned her son Marshall as a boy, beat him repeatedly, and then had the audacity to dog him with lawsuits when he became rich and famous. My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem is her rebuttal to these widely believed lies – a poignant story of a single mother who wanted the world for her son, only to see herself defamed and shut out when he got it.
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MTV RADIO NETWORK'S THE MORNING FACTS: EMINEM'S MOM TELLS ALL
"Eminem's mom has penned a tell-all book and it will hit shelves in November. Debbie Nelson reveals her side of the public battle with her son, who has written many songs about their relationship. The book tells the tale of Slim Shady and his mother from the early days to his teenage years to his rise to fame and their falling out. Look for My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem: Setting the Record Straight on My Life As Eminem's Mother, in stores in November."
My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem: Setting the Record Straight on My Life as Eminem’s Mother
"One of the most embattled celebrity mothers in the U.S. pop culture landscape, first-time author Nelson has suffered repeated insults and accusations from son and rap star Eminem, aka Marshall Mathers, who paints her as a negligent (if not malignant) mother and drug abuser. In this memoir, Nelson tells her side of the story, coming clean with a detailed but defensive account of their complicated mother-son relationship. Beginning with her turbulent marriage to Mathers’ father, Bruce, through her 2000 attempt to sue Marshall for defamation (she claims it was just a way to save her home from foreclosure) and their present estrangement, Nelson insists throughout that her only concern is for sons Marshall and Nathan; readers—especially the Eminem fans likely to fill her audience—may think she protests too much. Still, it’s easy to believe the theatrical rapper exaggerates, and Nelson’s insight—especially into Marshall’s relationships with wife Kim and daughter Hailie—attest to an ongoing connection that he and/or the media may have obscured or denied. Though readers may find it hard to reconcile Debbie’s claim never to have exploited her son in the pages of a tell-all about him (complete with baby pictures), Nelson’s urgent voice sketches a tense but sympathetic portrait of the elusive, mercurial MC."––Publishers Weekly
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About the Author
As rap star Eminem’s mother, DEBBIE NELSON has suffered one of the worst public character
assassinations in recent memory. Yet in her first book, Debbie proves she is, if nothing else, a survivor.
ISBN 978-1-59777-596-0
$25.95 US / $27.95 CAN
HARDCOVER
6” X 9”
288 pages
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