Texas icon Willie Nelson is publishing a new book this fall detailing his near-fatal battle with COVID-19 in 2022 and exploring the enduring bond he enjoys with his wife, Annie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penguin Press<\/a>, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced Thursday that it will publish Nelson\u2019s new book “The Last Leaf: Reflections on Late-Life Creativity \u2014 and My Longest Love Affair.” The book will be available on Nov. 10.<\/p>\n \u201cThe backbone of this book is a love story. The heroine is my wife, Annie, who kept me alive when I was sure I was gone. COVID nearly got me,” Nelson, 93, wrote<\/a> in a release from his publicist. “I was hurting so bad I wanted out. But Annie wouldn\u2019t let me go. The years I\u2019ve lived since then are because of Annie. And so is this book.\u201d<\/p>\n They met on the set of a movie in 1986 when she was a makeup artist, as reported by People.com<\/a>. They married in September 1991 and have two sons, Lukas and Micah Nelson, who also play music.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Woven into his recollections of his own life as an artist is the beautiful and often hilarious account of how the fiery spirit of Annie, his wife and best friend for four decades, has matched his own,” according to the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n