We Will Survive

True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song

By: Gloria Gaynor, Sue Carswell

Narrated by: Gloria Gaynor

Nominated for a 2015 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Gloria Gaynor’s #1 hit single "I Will Survive" debuted in 1978 to overwhelming success. Shortly thereafter, the single went double platinum and over three decades later still strikes a chord among men and women everywhere.

Over the years, the disco legend has received thousands of personal messages from adoring fans whose lives have been transformed by this timeless song. Their remarkable stories reveal that "I Will Survive" has reached people from all walks of life and touched their lives in thousands of unique ways. From individuals triumphing over illness to those suffering from the painful loss of a loved one to others piecing their lives together after bearing witness to national tragedy, "I Will Survive" has become an emotional anthem for them and for millions of Gaynor's adoring fans around the world.

In We Will Survive, Gloria shares forty of these inspirational, true stories about survivors of all kinds—individuals who have found comfort, hope, and courage through the power of this one song.

©2013 Gloria Gaynor Fowles (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. "I Will Survive" written by Dino Fekaris and Frederick J. Perren. Universal-PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. on behalf of itself and Perren-Vibes Music, Inc. Used by Permission, all rights reserved.

40 stories about a song most good, some forced

Would you try another book from Gloria Gaynor and Sue Carswell and/or Gloria Gaynor?

Gloria still has to tell her story, the writing here is emotional and would make for another good read written by either of them

What does Gloria Gaynor bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The audiobook includes other Gloria Gaynor songs after a series of stories that relate to it, although the book is about her hit "I WIll Survive" there are moments were others are relevant.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No, not all stories were as easy to connect with and by the end the experience was exhaustive

Not bad, some stories were really good

I enjoyed the book. Some stories were better than others. It was tough hearing so many different people all read by the same person. I really didn't like the little musical interludes either. Didn't really need that.

Just OK

Some of the stories were fabulous and some were not so fabulous. It was just ok and would not recommend it to anyone.

Good story but became boring

Maybe if the book was narrated by someone else or someone used to using different voices for the anecdotes and stories I could rate it higher. I reached 50% into the book and became bored because although the stories were different, they sounded the same when read by Gloria. I am sorry but this began to depress rather than inspire me from the stories. I have it on my iPhone and will pick up listening to it in the future but it isn't a book that I could finish without stopping many times.

A Lovely, inspirational experience.

This book is unlike any book I have listened to, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Gloria Gaynor's reading of it was wonderful...I could listen to her voice all day. It was filled with wonder, and not at all preachy. The stories were stories of overcoming a life's sadness or tragedy, but I didn't find them maudlin or depressing, but inspiring in overcoming some pretty overwhelming circumstances. It was fast-paced and I was sorry to see it end. A worthwhile and memorable listening experience.