The Kelly Khumalo Story tracks the life and times of Kelly Khumalo, the mega star and fallen township pop princess. It explores her plummet from grace, disastrous relationships with men, her addiction to cocaine, and finally her hard-fought battle back to sanity, embracing her real love, music.

Seen through journalist Melinda Ferguson’s sharp and always original eye, The Kelly Khumalo Story is a page turner from start to finish. The book also offers a rare backstage glimpse into the South African music industry, rife with sensation and backstabbing. It is a tale of highs, lows and personal triumphs. Ultimately the real question is: can Kelly come back from the edge?

It also provides prescient insight into the journey that Kelly Khumalo embarked on over the next decade, finding herself at the centre of the ongoing Senzo Miyewa criminal trial.