Boys in the Trees : A Memoir (CD-Audio)

from indygo88

Before reading this memoir, my knowledge of Carly Simon and her life was pretty basic. I was familiar with her music, although mostly just her chart-topping songs, knew that she married & then divorced James Taylor, and knew that she suffered bouts of stage fright & didn't do a lot of public perf...

from bereanna

This was a very readable autobiography. From a wealthy, but anxious childhood, Carly emerges as a beautiful singer with a stutter sometime that humiliated her. She aims perfection that she sees in others. After sex with many famous entertainers, she falls deeply in love and marries with Janes Tay...

from froxgirl

The book cover shows Carly Simon, whom we knew as sexy, smart, wild, and free, as a shy, downcast awkward girl. As does this memoir. Both sides, now. Carly recounts her childhood stuttering, her self-absorbed parents, and the birth of the unforgiving lump inside her she calls "The Beast". Post-bl...

from Dianekeenoy

Another book that I had to read too quick. A friend of my husband gave it to me and then decided she wanted it back! So I had to read it in one night so he could take it back to her yesterday. There was a lot that was interesting in this book, but there was also something about the book that just...

from deldevries

read by Carly Simon. Her lyrics and voice are beautiful, but after listening to the story of her life, I realize the pain and personal heartbreak (and joys) that were part of her musical creations. The ending is almost painful to listen to as she forgives James Taylor and herself. Listen to the m...