Boys in the Trees Boys in the Trees

Boys in the Trees

    • 4.2 • 41 Ratings
    • $19.99

    • $19.99

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.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
NARRATOR
CS
Carly Simon
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
13:25
hr min
RELEASED
2015
November 24
PUBLISHER
Macmillan Audio
SIZE
719.8
MB

Customer Reviews

Mark in CDT ,

Excellent author read book

Extremely honest and brave depiction of her amazing life.

donnayam ,

Boys In The Trees

Carly reading her memories impresses the emotions and the wisdom brought through her vocalized words of her life experiences. The stories are told from a romantic heart. The sorrow for that, that went south, and mystically for the wisdom gained.

Ljh66 ,

Good book, badly produced audiobook

I wish I could just listen to Carly Simon reading her story. Instead the audio quality of her narration and the use of music randomly throughout is so bad, it’s mind boggling. The memoir itself is fascinating so it’s a pity.

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