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Described by our original reviewer as "bracingly prurient", this capacious biography dishes the dirt with true dedication. "Even if Taraborrelli was not present during Madonna's intimate moments, you feel he was there in spirit."

Madonna is portrayed throughout as a sexual predator, chewing her way through men from the age of 13, though not all the rumours are confirmed to be true. No, John Kennedy Jr did not spread peanut butter on Madonna's legs and lick it off. "Do you know how many calories are in peanut butter?" Taraborrelli quotes Madonna as saying: "Low-fat whipped cream, yes. But not peanut butter."

Three new chapters bring the story up to date, ending with a vignette of her greeting to a cameraman who used a helicopter to track her down on holiday. "She thrust her hand into the sky, middle finger extended. "This is for you," she shouted . "See this? All for you, you jerk."