At the time, she told the audience: “Who knows? If I had been nicer to him, I could have been the first real Jewish princess!” and explained in her book, “It was simply signed ‘Charles’. And the flowers were fresh from his garden!”
“He wrote, ‘It was such a treat to attend your concert last night — you were wonderful and I adored every minute’. The Prince is the most gracious host and made everything easy for me, even sending his chauffeur to the Dorchester hotel to pick me up.”
The tome was first announced in 2015, but will finally be released on November 7, as the “living legend” promises to tell her story in her own words.
A press release from publisher Viking teases: “Barbra Streisand is a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment, and this engrossing and delightful book will be eagerly welcomed by her millions of fans.”
“Dozens of books have been written about Streisand, and now in My Name Is Barbra, she tells her story in her own words.”
The book shares its name with the music icon’s 1965 album and a TV special, and it will cover her early years in Brooklyn and New York City, as well as her singing career and projects such as The Prince of Tides.
