{"product_id":"9781250095893","title":"Boys in the Trees : A Memoir","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBoys in the Trees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Carly Simon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Instant  #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA People Magazine Top Ten Book of the Year!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Intelligent and captivating. Don't miss it.\" - \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best celebrity memoirs of the year.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRock Star. Composer and Lyricist. Feminist Icon. Survivor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon'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 \u0026amp; 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 \u003ci\u003eWorking Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Intelligent and captivating...Don't miss it.\" - \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"One of the best celebrity memoirs of the year ... elegantly written and revealing.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Carly Simon could have gotten away with just the name-dropping. In her life, she's crossed paths with an astonishing range of famous people, from Cat Stevens and Jimi Hendrix to Benny Goodman and Albert Einstein. So it's a pleasant surprise that in her compelling new autobiography, \u003ci\u003eBoys in the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, she lays out her naked emotions and insecurities, and that she proves to be a supple writer with a gift for descriptions.\"- \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A lyrical look back at her childhood, her career, and oh, the men in her life...anecdote-filled...dishy without being salacious. There’s plenty here for fans to feast upon\" - \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Boys in the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e meets its lofty expectations. As one of pop music’s more literate songwriters — she was the first solo woman to win a Best Song Oscar for \u003ci\u003eLet the River Run \u003c\/i\u003efrom \u003ci\u003eWorking Girl \u003c\/i\u003e— Simon writes beautifully and affectingly. Her publisher father, for whom she clamored for attention and validation, would be proud.” – \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250095893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40826269434062,"sku":"9781250095893","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f7298364-d666-48c1-9f0a-05078f1e0b01.jpg?v=1643199401","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250095893","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}