Anchored In Love : An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash
by John Carter Cash
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Author: John Carter CashForeword: Robert Duvall
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-12
ISBN: 0849901871
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
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Book Review: Powerful reading...
Summary: 5 Stars
When he set out to write Anchored in Love, John Carter Cash might have been trying to write a heart-felt tribute to his late mother, June Carter Cash.
I will remember this book because it headed right in to the quirkiness and sad, dysfunctional foundation of the House of Cash, its prescription drug use and complex, often nasty, interpersonal relationships.
John Carter, the only son of June and music icon Johnny Cash, paints a picture of family drug abuse -- some prescription, some illegal -- among various members of the clan, rehab stints, awkward interventions, infidelity and bizarre behaviour.
The patriarch of abuse, Johnny Cash, had his foibles documented in the hit movie Walk the Line, for which John Carter was executive producer. Despite the implication in the movie that Cash kicked his drug habits and lived happily ever after in domestic and evangelical Christian bliss after marrying June, it simply wasn't true.
In a scenario likely not uncommon for showfolk, the entire clutch of Cash/Carter family performers seemed to have their drug crutches. According to John Carter, each would carry with them on the road satchels of prescription drugs, from uppers to downers, to make sure the show would go on.
Even June Carter.
Even John Carter.
When it's not about drugs and troubles, Anchored in Love serves its purpose as a valuable history of the Carter family musical legacy and how it intersected with Cash. Tracing the family roots from the mountains of Virginia, June Carter is presented as the least musically talented in a showbusiness clan, yet determined to make it work.
Many of the Cash-Carter stories already familiar to fans are here: the introduction of John Carter on Johnny Cash's variety show in the early 1970s, the car accident that almost claimed John Carter's life and the frightening break-in and hostage-taking at the Cash vacation home in Jamaica.
There are other, more quirky tales of fishing trips to Saskatchewan and Alaska and an odd tale about seeing a bird carrying a glove during a trip to the Holy Land. John Carter says June interpreted this sighting as proof "God had his hand" on her son.
These chapters are the book's most powerful.
Summary of Anchored In Love : An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash
June Carter was born in the rugged mountains of Maces Springs, Virginia, to Ezra and Maybelle Carter, pioneers of country music. On stage from a very young age, June found her niche in the spotlight with her vivacious personality and down-home sense of humor. Her confidence and spirit were what attracted Johnny Cash to her in the late 1950s. On the road together, they quickly bonded. June was his helpmate and closest companion. They were married for forty years, through addiction and success, tragedy and triumph.Anchored in Love is an inside look into the life of June Carter Cash, through the eyes of her only child with Johnny Cash-John Carter Cash. With skillful prose, he reveals new information about the legendary woman through his tender memories and heartwarming stories.
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