I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny
by Vivian Cash
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Author: Vivian CashContributor: Ann Sharpsteen
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-04
ISBN: 1416532927
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Scribner
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Book Review: It lived up to what I thought it would be
Summary: 1 Stars
I found this book to be nothing but the rantings of a woman scorned.
I picked it up while I was having coffee at B&N; and read it there. Most of the book is made up of love letters from John to her. The last chapters are Vivian's accounts of her life with John.
For the most part, all she talks about is how June did her wrong. June this, and June that.
One line that really stuck out to me was something along the lines of "Folsom prison went number one after we separated-Just my luck!"
That line really stuck out to me. It really answered my questions on Vivian's motivations for writing this book.
She bashes June to no end; and by the closing chapter, you're envisioning a two year old throwing a temper tantrum.
She says towards the end of the book, that she never read Cash's autobiography that he sent her. I whole heartily believe this;because if she had, she would have known that HIS account of his OWN life differs from hers.
I do believe she loved him. I really do. But I think she was mad because a huge meal ticket got away...and she was VERY jealous of June.
And her accounts on how Ring of fire was written....don't even get me started.
And why is she listed as Vivian Cash? She got remarried.
Don't waste your money.
Summary of I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny
I Walked the Line is a chronicle of first love, long-kept secrets, betrayal, forgiveness, and the truth--told at last by Johnny Cash's first wife, the mother of his four daughters. It is a book that had the full support of Johnny Cash, who insisted it was time for their story to be told, despite any painful revelations that might come to light as a result.Many myths and contradictions regarding the life of Johnny and his family have been perpetuated for decades in film and literature. Vivian exposes previously untold stories involving Johnny's drug addiction, his fraught family life, and their divorce in 1968, as well as the truth behind the writing of two of Johnny's most famous songs, "I Walk the Line" and "Ring of Fire."
Supplemented by a never-before-published archive of love letters and family photos, I Walked the Line offers a deeper look at one of the most sig- nificant artists in music history. Here, fans and readers can experience the extraordinary account of love and heartbreak between Johnny and Vivian, and come to understand Vivian's dignified silence over the years. Through this elegant, revealing, and powerful memoir, Vivian Cash's voice is finally heard.
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