It’s natural that there would be tears in Loretta’s moving memoir about her friendship with Patsy, who was taken from this world in devastating, premature fashion. But there’s plenty of laughter, too, as we read about two future country icons who banded together as they defied convention, refuted the dominance of men and played an integral role in the flowering of Nashville as Music City U.S.A. Foreword by Dolly Parton! Hardcover. 240 pages. Grand Central Publishing.