pCarol Cash Large, longtime friend of Blake Shelton, helped move the award-winning musician to Nashville just two weeks after he graduated high school at the tender age of seventeen and has been with him every step of the way since. In emBlake Shelton: Happy Anywhere/em, she takes you backstage for personal and unique insight into the life of the young singer. From Sheltons work with producer Bobby Braddock, recording his number 1 song Austin, and performing on the Grand Ole Opry to his record-breaking seventeen consecutive number 1 songs and beyond, she has been right there./ppLarge shares her favorite storiesfrom Sheltons time as host/entertainment on emSaturday Night Live/em and his induction into the Grand Ole Oprybut she acknowledges that landing a gig as coach on the NBC hit, emThe Voice/em,had the biggest impact on his career. She also delves into Sheltons personal life, relating his penchant for entertaining and bringing smiles to his friends and family as well as his joy at finally finding his soul mate in Gwen Stefani./ppWith fifty personal photos from the authors collection, anecdotes of a close connection to Blake Shelton, and highlights of a glorious career, Large presents a warm and detailed account of one of country musics biggest stars of all time./p