Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams - ISBN: 9781471177491
Paperback
Southern grit, hard-won fame, and the secrets behind the songs.

Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    22 June 2023

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Summary

The beloved and iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in the Deep South, her years of being overlooked in the music industry, and the stories that inspired her enduring songs.

Lucinda Williams’s rise to fame was anything but easy. Raised in a working-class family in the Deep South, she moved from town to town each time her father—a poet, a textbook salesman, a professor, a lover of parties—got a new job, totalling twelve different…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781471177491
ISBN-10:1471177491
Author:Lucinda Williams
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:22 June 2023
Weight:316g
Dimensions:26mm x 234mm x 154mm
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Critics Review

‘Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You sees the full flowering of the prose writer her lyrics always hinted at. There’s a remarkable honesty to it. At times it is painful…and occasionally hilarious… But always determined and defiant’ * Uncut Magazine *‘An engaging read, it’s as “unsugar-coated” as she said…And it’s beautifully written’ – Sylvie Simmons * MOJO *‘Deeply personal’ * New York Times *‘Raw and honest, this must-read account soars on the back of Williams’s hard-won wisdom about making art and overcoming struggle. Fans and non-fans will be rapt’ * Publishers Weekly *‘Honest and raw, this book serves a slice of an inspiring life that reminds readers to keep trying’ * Library Journal *‘What elevates Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You above the typical musical biography is that she very much does tell us the secrets. It’s her back story, her life experiences, and the way these events interwind with her songwriting, that really brings this book to life’ * Louder Than War *‘Remarkable… Reading like it was written on a series of cocktail napkins in the absolutely best way, this ever-quotable memoir of a born songsmith has something to offer nearly any grownup who has listened to music for the last half-century’ * Booklist *Revealing…a poignant, plainspoken life story from a dedicated musician’ * Kirkus Reviews *‘This tough, tender autobiography details Williams’ often heart-breaking inspiration for her greatest songs’ * Uncut *

About The Author

Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams is an iconic rock, folk and country music singer, songwriter and musician. She is a three-time Grammy Award winner and 17-time nominee. She has also won two Americana Awards and been nominated twelve times. Williams was named ‘America’s best songwriter’ by Time magazine and one of the ‘100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time’ by Rolling Stone.

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