A loving & lovely telling of the too-short life of Cass Elliot by her daughter, creatively using details gleaned from family archives, interviews, publications and other artifacts. Clearly there was more to Cass Elliot than being 1/4 of The Mamas and The Papas, and this memoir details all of her accomplishments beautifully though always with the underlying bittersweet notion that all of our lives would be richer had she been with us longer. 

The numerous connections to notable & significant players in the music industry are intriguing and offer depth to Elliot-Kugel’s stories. The curt mentions of her father were puzzling but overall her exploration is pertinent - particularly involving the incessant & disrepectful remarks about Cass’s body - and reflections thoughtful. 

Some chronological jumps/incongruities and sections that could use tighter editing would take me out of the otherwise marvelous narrative.