ROSANNE CASH has recorded fourteen albums charting twenty-one Top 40 country singles, 11 of which made it to # 1, and two gold records. She has received ten Grammy nominations-winning in 1985-and was nominated this year for "Sea of Heartbreak," a duet with Bruce Springsteen on her current CD, The List. Cash achieved the highest chart position of her career with the debut of The List. The album, which Vanity Fair called "superb," debuted in the Top 5 on the Country Chart, and entered The Billboard 200 at No. 22. Cash is the author of Bodies of Water and the children's book Penelope Jane- A Fairy's Tale. Her essays and fiction have been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and New York magazine. She lives in New York City with her husband and children.
"Beautifully written meditations on love, death, family and
redemption from the celebrated songwriter…Intimate vignettes writ
small fill this account, which illuminates her close, complicated
relationships with both her mother and her father…Unflinchingly
honest and incisive…Warmth and humor characterize the resilience of
the author's spirit. An excellent memoir that ends on an
encouraging note: 'More to come.' "
– Kirkus (Starred Review)"This work is a rare treat…Cash's memoir
sheds clear light on her talent and drive."
– Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)"[An] engaging
memoir…Compelling…Moving."
– Booklist"Cash's exquisite songwriting talent serves her well as
an author…The musician's meditations on the powerful moments that
shape a life…border on the poetic."
– Country Living Magazine"Trust me, you're going to dig this:
Composed is a wise and winning chronicle of the making of an
artist."
– Colson Whitehead, author of Sag Harbor"Rosanne Cash's memoir
Composed is a classic folk song, full of real heartbreak after real
heartbreak, deep love and desperate loss, and the courageous
struggle to make sense of the human experience through the beauty
and truth of Creative Art."
– Kris Kristofferson"This is an extraordinarily and dauntingly
honest book."
– Elvis Costello"Book clubs everywhere, here's your next selection!
Rosanne Cash has written a lush and glorious memoir that is wise
and knowing, humorous and full of hope. The scenes from her life
play through like a song, with operatic twists and quiet turns that
inevitably lead her home. Composed is powerful and whole and
completely unforgettable."
– Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of the Big Stone Gap series
"An eloquent testimony to the power of song, love, and human
resilience. Rosanne writes about life with insight, elegance, and
an artist's open heart."
– Daniel J. Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain on Music"Rosanne
Cash is a gifted writer who has led an extraordinary life—but what
stays with you from this beautiful book is how she makes the
particular universal. She makes us feel the contradictory emotions
of being someone's child, someone's lover, and someone's parent.
She reminds us of the ecstasy of falling in love and the heartbreak
of bad endings. She shares the hardest lessons—facing mortality in
our loved ones and in ourselves—as eloquently as she makes us
appreciate the thousand small joys in this passing world. Composed
is more than the story of her life. It's the story of all our
lives."
– Bill Flanagan, author of Evening's Empire"Composed carries the
perfect title. With her cool, crisp prose, Cash never makes a drama
out of a crisis. This is no surprise to fans of her nonfiction
writing and I envy anyone making the discovery. For lovers of music
and literature alike."
– Wesley Stace, author of By George and Misfortune
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