Recommended by my sister Gertie, this is a moving and inspiring memoir by Patty Smith on the artistic partnership, young love and life long friendship she had with Richard Mapplethorpe. While I loved the book and highly recommend it, I want to point out that it is published by Ecco, which is a divis...
Patti Smith's memoir of her life with Robert Mapplethorpe. The tone is consistent throughout and the narrative is interesting and engaging. As an homage to Mapplethorpe, it is not as moving as her book The Coral Sea, but it's a different way of telling the story of their relationship. It's rich in d...
Smith writes with a poet's clear imagery and an economy of words all too rare in the memoir genre. Before Robert Mapplethorpe died, Patti Smith promised him that she would one day write the story of their years in New York City. Now, twenty years after his death, she has made good on that promise....
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