In a new regular round-up, the Stella magazine team recommend their favourite readsAn unfiltered account of the Girls Aloud star’s life, from her time at boarding school in Buckinghamshire through to her pop-star success and, later, her wild-child reputation, interspersed with reflections from her former bandmates.
Laced throughout is a harrowing account of her devastating battle with terminal cancer. A moving story told from the heart. Sameeha Shaikh, beauty assistant(Ebury, £20)Stone’s life story is more gripping than any film.
She had a spartan upbringing; her grandmother, who’d lost a fortune but still dressed in Schiaparelli, used to steal cutlery from restaurants.
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