Boys in the Trees: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (505 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B011LONEEC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 534 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Romantic entanglements with some of the most famous men of the day fueled her confessional lyrics, as well as the unraveling of her storybook marriage to James Taylor.. Simon brilliantly captures moments of creative inspiration, the sparks of songs, and the stories behind writing "Anticipation" and "We Have No Secrets" among many others. Carly Simon's New York Times bestselling memoir, Boys in the Trees, reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. The memoir recalls a childhood enriched by music and culture, but also one shrouded in secrets that would eventually tear her family apart. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in
George DeMark said Kept me up all night!!!!. This downloaded onto my Kindle at around midnight last night and I was awake until 5 or 6 reading it (I'm a little blurry right now but have the day off). First off, this is one of the best memoirs I've ever read in my life. I have been reading the headlines about it and they. Elegant, touching, insightful, devastating and mesmerizing! I have just finished Boys in the Trees and it is remarkable!!I was hooked from the very first paragraph. "This day may have been THE day, the very day when my identity was born. Before the incident occurred, I didn't think about who I was. After, I would spend the rest of my . Heartfelt and honest I've been a big Carly Simon fan since the start of her career. Her persona was always bold and sexy, but this memoir shows the truth underneath, of intense vulnerability and anxiety. That she has been so successful is a great testament to surviving a lot of odds. I really wis
An Best Book of December 2015: In the trees is just about the only place in Carly Simon’s world that there aren’t boys, suggests this unputdownable memoir by the beloved singer and the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for the same song ("Let the River Run" from the movie Working Girl). (And yes, she finally reveals who her song “You’re So Vain” refers to – sort of.) But it is the story of her marriage to fellow musician and Martha’s Vineyard resident James Taylor – whom she met first as a young teenager – that is the most resonant. The rest she sought from men – and her encounters