Face It: A Memoir by Debbie Harry

(HarperCollins, £10.99) The Blondie star takes us from adoption at three months to 1970s New York and finding fame with Blondie, the band she formed with boyfriend Chris Stein. Unfortunately, she breezes through a narrative that lacks feeling or depth. Her snapshots of New York are vivid and she describes her relationship with Stein with love and affection, especially when recounting his autoimmune disease. But she largely remains just out of reach. PAUL REES