Carly Simon’s life and career is one of the last great
untold stories of popular music. Intimate, candid and told with a poet’s ear
for language, Boys in the Trees
reveals the thoughts and experiences that made Simon a cultural icon and
explores the universal themes running through her life – unrequited love,
family strife, joy, betrayal, resilience – that speak to us all. In this
probing examination of the first three decades of her life, Simon wrestles with
and captures the endless ambiguity of emotions and relationships, never sanding
down the interested edges.
The third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of
publishing giant Simon & Schuster, Simon had a storied childhood that was a
whirlwind of Manhattan dinner parties with the cultural elite and family time
steeped in music and the arts. But this bright façade hid darker secrets of
sexual impropriety, dubious business dealings and shifting allegiances that
would eventually tear her family apart.
Simon’s respite was music. From her debut as half of the
Simon Sisters to a legendary solo career, Simon’s domination of the musical
landscape was epic. Her wild rise was matched by a passionate, turbulent personal
life. Romantic entanglements with some of the most famous men of the day
fuelled her confessional lyrics, as did her storybook marriage – and its public
demise – to fellow superstar James Taylor.
Honest, profound and poetic, Boys in the Trees is a beautiful and moving examination of the
spark of creative inspiration and an unforgettable self-portrait by one of our
greatest musical talents.
Constable - $36.99
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