About the Book:
The oldest daughter of revered composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein offers a rare look at her father on the centennial of his birth in a deeply intimate and broadly evocative memoir.
In Famous Father Girl, Bernstein mines the emotional depths of her childhood and invites us into her family's private world. A fantastic set of characters populates the Bernsteins' lives, including: the Kennedys, Mike Nichols, John Lennon, Richard Avedon, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins, and Betty (Lauren) Bacall.
An intoxicating tale and an intimate meditation on a complex and sometimes troubled man, the family he raised, and the music he composed that became the soundtrack to their entwined lives. Deeply moving and often hilarious, Bernstein's beautifully written memoir is a great American story about one of the greatest Americans of the modern age.
About the Author:
Jamie Bernstein is a writer, broadcaster, and filmmaker. She travels the world as a concert narrator. She lives in New York City. Her documentary Crescendo: The Power of Music is now available on Netflix.
About the Event:
Tuesday, January 8 | 7:00pm
Mandel JCC, Palm Beach Gardens
$30 Literary Society Authors & Readers
$36 Guests
*Cost includes short film, author talk, dessert reception & book signing
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Earlier Event: December 19
FAMOUS FATHER GIRL EVENT – JAMIE BERNSTEIN
Later Event: January 9
Jamie Bernstein & Musical Performance at Alper JCC Book Fest