I didn't know a lot about Rodgers - had heard the name and the title of Once Upon a Mattress and Freaky Friday - didn't put it all together. She's Richard Rogers' daughter but had her own successful career.
This is like Marvelous Mrs Maisel only her first husband was gay, dad a top composer, her BFF was Steven Sondheim (they contemplated getting married even knowing he was gay), and she's trying to make it as a composer rather than a comedian. But the milieu is the same, as is the fact she farms out her kids to nannies, and has an action packed sex life (dating Bill Goldman, Harold Prince). She worked on TV specials with Woody Allen.
Very honest. Funny. Moving. She can get wearying at times, then recovers with a great observation.
A child died. Had six kids. Gay husband hit her. Bad health towards end of life. Found things to whinge about. Kids turned out well. Smart.
No other book quite like it.
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