Amy Winehouse, the soulful British singer who died in 2011 at the age of 27, was a musical genius.  Her unique sound and impeccable range transfixed listeners on both sides of the Atlantic.  When she died of alcohol poisoning, her fans were left with many questions.  Her addiction to drugs was not a secret but the public hungered to know more about Winehouse's life and why with all her talent, she chose to stay on a destructive path that ultimately led to her demise.

Now there's more on her life thanks to a book, "Amy, My Daughter," by her father Mitch Whitehouse. The book is a mix of a father's recollection of a daughter he dotted over and his outrage over her death.

In an interview with USA Today and in the book, Mitch Winehouse blames Amy's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil for introducing her to heroin and crack cocaine. "All the songs, apart from Rehab, are about Blake," he writes. "One of the biggest albums of the 20th century is all about the biggest low-life scumbag that God ever put breath into. Blake didn't kill her, but he still bears responsibility."

There are also lighter moments in the book with Winehouse remembering tender moments with his daughter when she was younger as well as a glimpse into Amy's musical process for making the great hits she left us with.

The book is out today, June 27, 2012.  Rolling Stone magazine has also published an excerpt of the book.