Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far
The cover jacket of "Mosaic... Pieces of My Life So Far" by Amy Grant
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| Author | Amy Grant |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography, Memoir, Poetry, Music |
| Publisher | Random House, WaterBrook Press, Flying Dolphin Press |
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Publication date
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October 16, 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback), Audiobook |
| Pages | 222 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | (hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 154309095 |
| 782.42164092 B 22 | |
| LC Class | ML420.G814 A3 2007 |
Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far () is an autobiography written by American musician Amy Grant, published by Flying Dolphin Press and WaterBrook Press (subsidiaries of Random House) and released in October 2007. The book features song lyrics, memoirs, original poetry, pictures, and a partial index of Grant's career achievements. The book is composed largely of short stories, most spanning only a few pages, that provide a glimpse into some chapter of Grant's life or her personal philosophies, often containing a surprise revelation or twist at the end.
Grant had been approached by publishers to pen a book since the early stages of her career. Though she published several books for children and families and a small holiday companion book to her 1992 song, "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)", it was not until 2007 that Grant announced that she would finally publish a proper memoir.
The book's publication was scheduled to coincide with Grant's 30th year in the music industry. 2007 also marked Grant's departure from her long-time Contemporary Christian Music record label, Word Records, and her new deal with EMI's Sparrow Records. EMI re-released 17 of Grant's albums as digitally remastered special editions in the same month as Mosaic, as well as a new Greatest Hits CD and DVD set, all of which were cross-promoted with Mosaic in major retailers and online. Additionally, an online collection of most of Grant's music, entitled "The Storytellers' Collection", and a digital ringtone store featuring various Amy Grant songs, were launched at the same time.
Prior to Mosaic, only unofficial biographies of Grant's life and career had been published. Bob Millard had authored the unofficial Amy Grant in 1986, later revised, updated, and reissued as Amy Grant: The Life of a Pop Star in 1994. Mosaic became the first major book to chronicle Grant's life and career since her headline-making divorce from husband Gary Chapman in 1999, marriage to Vince Gill in 2000, induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2002, return to pop music in 2003, and sixth Grammy win in 2005.
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