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In My Own Key
- Author
- Liona Boyd
- Narrator
- Liona Boyd
- Publish Date
- 27 November 2018
- Run Time
- 12 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the world’s most powerful people have given Liona Boyd an adventure-packed lifestyle that, like her music, is one in a million. The internationally acclaimed classical guitarist has crossed numerous boundaries, both musically and romantically.
In this colorful memoir she serves up a rich and fascinating mix: childhood with her progressive parents in England, Canada, and Mexico; exacting music studies in Toronto; down-and-out years in London and Paris; her eight-year love affair with Canadian prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau; drug experimentation in a Mexican artists’ colony; her enduring friendship with the British Royal Family; private performances for many heads of state; behind-the-scenes glimpses into her privileged years in Malibu and Beverly Hills; and whirlwind trips around the globe to eminent concert stages.
It all makes for a rousing, feisty, passionate tale, as compelling and entrancing as the music of her guitar.
Critics Review
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“Congratulations to Liona Boyd for her spirited writing and beautiful music.”
Isabel Allende
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“Liona Boyd’s reputation in the music world as an extraordinary guitarist is well known. You only have to read this book to realize that she can write just as well.”
Charlton Heston
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“In this sensitive account of her early days and the vigorous artistic years, Liona Boyd proves that dreams can become reality. In her book she gives us the candid details of her trip through the maze.”
Gordon Lightfoot
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“Her music, talent, and courage have woven a magic carpet that has floated through some of the most interesting corridors of our century.”
Robert Bateman
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“Liona Boyd casts a charming spell in this disarmingly innocent and honest account of her life as a true creative and romantic adventurer.”
Pamela Wallin, Canadian senator
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“The golden girl of the guitar writes with unusual candor and taste.”
Ambassador Selwa Roosevelt
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Details
- Author
- Liona Boyd
- Narrator
- Liona Boyd
- Duration
- 12 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 November 2018
- ISBN
- 9781982628239
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: arts and entertainment, Composers and songwriters, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Biography: general, Gender studies: women and girls, Memoirs
Synopsis
Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the world’s most powerful people have given Liona Boyd an adventure-packed lifestyle that, like her music, is one in a million. The internationally acclaimed classical guitarist has crossed numerous boundaries, both musically and romantically.In this colorful memoir she serves up a rich and fascinating mix: childhood with her progressive parents in England, Canada, and Mexico; exacting music studies in Toronto; down-and-out years in London and Paris; her eight-year love affair with Canadian prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau; drug experimentation in a Mexican artists’ colony; her enduring friendship with the British Royal Family; private performances for many heads of state; behind-the-scenes glimpses into her privileged years in Malibu and Beverly Hills; and whirlwind trips around the globe to eminent concert stages. It all makes for a rousing, feisty, passionate tale, as compelling and entrancing as the music of her guitar.
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