Soul songstress Melba Moore , the chart-topping Tony Award–winning star, whose road to fame began in the 1960s, exudes a timeless beauty that is graceful and vibrant.

Now 80, Moore felt the time was right to tell her story. And so she did.

Her new memoir, “This Is It Marvelous… & Getting Better,” due out on Amazon Books on Nov. 18, highlights her musical and theatrical careers while offering insight into her personal journey of trials and triumphs.

“I’m a communicator,” said Moore, who grew up in Newark. “I want to convey my feelings, my observations, and a little bit about who I am.”

While revealing, her book doesn’t dwell on the challenges she faced in the mid-1990s after a failed marriage, which led to eviction, homelessness and bankruptcy.

“I was actually physically put out, and

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