Boys in the Trees
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4.1 • 48 Ratings
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
Simon's memoir reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. 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 Greenwich Village, to a meteoric solo career that would result in 13 top 40 hits, including the #1 song "You're So Vain."
She was the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, for her song "Let the River Run" from the movie Working Girl.
The memoir recalls a childhood enriched by music and culture, but also one shrouded in secrets that would eventually tear her family apart. 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. 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.
Includes original music composed especially for the program by Carly Simon and Teese Gohl, plus a previously unreleased bonus song from Carly Simon.
Customer Reviews
A moving story of a great love.
The first quarter of the book drags with details about her childhood, but once she starts her career you become transfixed. Her love story with James Taylor is a beautiful train wreck and she is honest that she was often at the steering wheel.
Music in the background is too distracting
I was really looking forward to listening to this book as I am a Carly Simon fan, but the music in the background while she is reading as loud and very distracting, I could barely get through a couple of chapters and I can’t continue on. I’m not sure why someone would put music in the background of their audiobook when the whole point is that the person wants to listen to them talking and hear the words in the book. I have seen similar reviews due to this, and this was not a good choice to put the music in the background.
Excellent author read book
Extremely honest and brave depiction of her amazing life.