About the Author

Suze Rotolo is an artist who lives in New York City with her family.

Reviews

"'A mouthwatering prospect. Rotolo was easily the second-most-compelling interviewee on No Direction Home; I hung onto her every word... The interest lies purely in the insight a very intelligent woman might provide on the formative period of a great artist' The Dylan Daily"

New York-based artist Rotolo--the smiling young woman walking arm in arm with Bob Dylan on the cover of the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan--has written an account of her doomed love affair with the legendary musician and her own search for identity and fulfillment. Rotolo's poetic style adds charm to an engaging memoir that touches on a variety of personal, musical, and political topics that have long held Dylan fans' interest. Unfortunately, she doesn't dig as deeply as she could, and fans will learn nothing new about Dylan. But this is much more than just Rotolo's perspective of Dylan's meteoric musical ascent and its effect on their on-again, off-again relationship. It is also the story of a creative, politically active, and sensitive young woman struggling to find her voice in the male-dominated Greenwich Village folk and theater milieus. Essentially a collection of amusing anecdotes loosely held together by her connection to Dylan, this book should provide light entertainment to readers who can't get enough Dylan or those looking for a well-written firsthand account of the 1960s Greenwich Village art scene. Recommended for public libraries. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 1/08.]--Douglas King, Univ. of South Carolina Lib., Columbia Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.