To Selena, with love
2002
- singers
- tejano musicians
- mexican american women singers
- biography
- selena
- chanteurs
- biographies
- chanteuses américaines d'origine mexicaine
- biography & autobiography
- personal memoirs
The story
Chris Perez tells the story of his relationship with music superstar Selena in this heartfelt tribute. One of the most compelling and adored superstars in Latin music history, Selena was nothing short of a phenomenon who shared all of herself with her millions of devoted fans. Her tragic murder, at the young age of twenty-three, stripped the world of her talent and boundless potential, her tightly knit family of their beloved angel, and her husband, Chris Perez, of the greatest love he had ever known. For over a decade, Chris held on to the only personal thing he had left from his late wife: the touching and sometimes painful memories of their very private bond. Now, for the first time, Chris opens up about their unbreakable friendship, forbidden relationship, and blossoming marriage, which were cut short by Selena’s unforgivable death. Chris’s powerful story gives a rare glimpse into Selena’s sincerity and vulnerability when falling in love, strength and conviction when fighting for that love, and absolute resilience when finding peace and normalcy with her family’s acceptance of the only man she called her husband. While showcasing a side of Selena that has never been disclosed before and clarifying certain misconceptions about her life and death, To Selena, with Love is an everlasting love story that immortalizes the heart and soul of an extraordinary, unforgettable, and irreplaceable icon.
What it’s like
Quiet, intimate memoir voice, the sound of a man talking low across a kitchen table about a love he has kept mostly to himself for years. The prose is plain and confessional, sentences often short and unhurried, with the warmth of family photographs and remembered rooms: a bedroom at night, a car ride with the radio on, the everyday texture of a young couple's life set against the glare of stardom. The mood is tender and wistful, with a steady undercurrent of grief that surfaces in the later chapters without ever turning sensational. Emotional register is gentle and reverent, closer to a love letter than an exposé. Pacing is conversational and reflective rather than propulsive, which suits a slow afternoon, a long evening alone, or reading in short stretches before sleep. Intensity is low: the violence of Selena's death is acknowledged in the framing but not described in graphic detail, and there is no gore or explicit content. The arc follows a devoted man holding onto memory and finally choosing to speak. Written for fans who loved Selena and readers who want an intimate, emotionally honest portrait of a relationship rather than a chronological career history.
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