<p><b>*A <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR A <i>GUARDIAN</i> MEMOIR OF THE YEAR A <i>TELEGRAPH</i> BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR *</b><br><br><b>''Chronicles, in enthralling detail, Madonna Louise Ciccone''s path from terrifyingly ambitious trainee dancer to pop colossus, all the while placing her in a wider social and cultural context.'' GUARDIAN MAGAZINE</b><br><br><b>''Gabriel charts her extraordinary life, right through to pop icon. She deserves a biographer as meticulous, intelligent and insightful as Gabriel.'' DAILY MAIL<br><br></b><b>''Madonna built the house in which nearly all female artists now live . . . <i>A Rebel Life</i> brings home not just her obvious willpower and strength, but her fearlessness and sheer intelligence'' DAILY TELEGRAPH</b><br><br><b>''A fascinating take on one of music''s greatest icons'' BELFAST TELEGRAPH</b><br><br><b>''It''s a mark of Gabriel''s skill that she has managed to wrestle this complex, sprawling, eventful life into a book that rarely