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A review by librarydancer
Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon
3.0
This is a very fascinating, but ultimately sad book. It concludes with the ending of her marriage to James Taylor in the 1980's.
She is very frank in discussing her mom's live-in-lover, her father's coolness, and her stutter which has plagued her for years. She clearly has a gift for meeting and associating with very intelligent and gifted people -- one of her first boyfriend's is an acclaimed author, another counselor she met at camp became her collaborator for songs such as 'That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be'.
This book is almost a record of very famous people from the seventies, with her having love affairs with a large number of leading men. The sadness comes from her relationship with James Taylor. It is clear she still loves him, but he has cut her from his life. He will not speak to or of her, allow any questions concerning their relationship or time together, and apparently has forbidden others to do so as well. They have two children together, so it is clearly a difficult situation for both her and their kids.
This book will be of special interest to those who were teenagers and older in the 1970's.
She is very frank in discussing her mom's live-in-lover, her father's coolness, and her stutter which has plagued her for years. She clearly has a gift for meeting and associating with very intelligent and gifted people -- one of her first boyfriend's is an acclaimed author, another counselor she met at camp became her collaborator for songs such as 'That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be'.
This book is almost a record of very famous people from the seventies, with her having love affairs with a large number of leading men. The sadness comes from her relationship with James Taylor. It is clear she still loves him, but he has cut her from his life. He will not speak to or of her, allow any questions concerning their relationship or time together, and apparently has forbidden others to do so as well. They have two children together, so it is clearly a difficult situation for both her and their kids.
This book will be of special interest to those who were teenagers and older in the 1970's.