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Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys
Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys | Lol Tolhurst
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For the first time in the band s nearly forty year history, here is the story of The Cure virtual inventors of alternative music from someone who was there at the very beginning: Lol Tolhurst, the band s co founder, co songwriter, and lifelong friend of lead singer Robert Smith. Smith prefers to let the band s songs speak for themselves, making "Cured" the only insider memoir of the group that has helped generations navigate their angst filled teen years. From Smith and Tolhurst s early childhood to the band s heyday, "Cured" illuminates and surprises in equal measure. Tolhurst mines the band s peak years (19761989) to produce never before told tales of The Cure, shining a light on the mercurial and fascinating Robert Smith. Revealing the highs and lows in a lifelong relationship, "Cured" is a touching personal odyssey of triumph, despair, and ultimately understanding and redemption. "
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RebL
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I think of my appreciation for #memoir as focused on non-celebrities, but apparently I do enjoy a musician's story. Lol signed my book; we have a relationship like that. Of course, what I mean is that I bought it that way.

TrishB I enjoyed this one 👍🏻 4y
RebL @TrishB The memoirs from UK rockers that I've read always seem understated. They are awfully polite about rowdy behavior. lol 4y
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TrishB
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I‘m not much of a one for books by musicians, as most of them aren‘t that well written, but this is definitely an exception. A great tale about The Cure and Lol‘s own battles with his demons. Well worth a read.
Love The Cure 🖤 🖤
Read for #featuresamusician #booked2019

Centique The Cure 🙌🙌 5y
DGRachel I've had this since it was released and I still haven't gotten to it. 😔 Glad it has the Trish seal of approval! 5y
TrishB @DGRachel it left me a bit teary! A good read 👍🏻 5y
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TrishB @Centique 😘❤️ 5y
bookishbitch When I was stationed in London I passed him a few times near the Embassy. One day I mentioned to one of the local guards about the Cure "superfan" I kept seeing in full make up. He laughed so hard and then informed me that was the real Michael Smith and lived in the neighborhood. I was so embarrassed! He was always super polite and said hello back when I had greeted him. 5y
LauraJ @bookishbitch 😂 Great story! 5y
bookishbitch @LauraJ It does explain why his look was so on point! 😂 5y
TrishB @bookishbitch cool 👍🏻 5y
Cinfhen Gotta love THE CURE if only for their awesome hair 🙌🏻❣️😍 5y
Redwritinghood The Cure 💕💕 (edited) 5y
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TrishB
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The Cure are very #closetome I walked down the aisle to one of their songs and my daughter is named after another. The album this one is off is still my favourite, so many angst teenage hours spent listening.
Reading this one for #featuresamusician very soon!
#anglophileapril

Cinfhen I love that!! What a true close connection 5y
Reviewsbylola That‘s so cool! What is your daughter‘s name? 5y
Mdargusch Wow! Such a connection to the Cure! ❤️ 5y
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BarbaraBB Your daughter is called Charlotte? ❤️ 5y
DaveNeufeld That clip going around of Robert Smith shutting down that host at their Rock HoF induction this past weekend is priceless 😂 5y
TrishB @Reviewsbylola @BarbaraBB got it right 👍🏻 5y
TrishB @DaveNeufeld he‘s awesome isn‘t he 😁 5y
Reviewsbylola Charlotte is beautiful. It was actually in the top three for us when we named Florence! 5y
TrishB @Reviewsbylola Florence is lovely - but it‘s my SIL‘s name so didn‘t make the list! 5y
LeahBergen Have you ended up reading Charlotte Sometimes yet? Or has your daughter? 5y
TrishB @LeahBergen no, sadly still sitting on the pile. Charlotte says she‘ll read once she‘s finished her exams! 5y
LeahBergen I hear you! 😆 I can‘t wait for you to read the first line (it‘s so close to the song). 5y
Melissa_J I love this story. What song did you walk down the aisle to? And I love the name Charlotte 😊 5y
emilyhaldi Lovely story and beautiful name ❣️ 5y
TrishB @LeahBergen well that‘s now pushed it up the pile! I‘m not going to cheat either. 5y
TrishB @Melissa_J Friday I‘m in Love (we got married on a Friday!) 😁 5y
arlenefinnigan Aw that's lovely 😊 5y
arlenefinnigan (I'm so glad it wasn't Killing An Arab) 5y
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SkeletonKey
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I caved and bought a book even though I‘m trying to cut back on that. Couldn‘t pass up a memoir about The Cure though.

Trying to wind down after a long day with some mint hot chocolate.

#thecure

DGRachel I have this on my nonfiction shelf but haven‘t gotten to it yet. 5y
SkeletonKey @DGRachel - I hope it‘s good. 5y
Moony Oh I love mint chocolate. 😍 5y
SkeletonKey @moony - It‘s so good! 5y
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DGRachel
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Jerdencon Ohh... will have to pick this up. Love the Cure! 6y
DGRachel @Jerdencon I needed a music book for one of the challenges and saw this around Christmas last year. The Cure is my favorite band so it seemed meant to be. I just need to actually read it now. 😂😂 6y
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TrishB
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(Just Like) #Heaven #rockinmay
@Cinfhen
Cheated a bit - but one of my favourite Cure songs 💚

Cinfhen You're allowed a cheat! 😂❤️ 7y
AbstractMonica Ooooh... 7y
dariazeoli Just Like Heaven makes me happy 7y
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batsy LOVE The Cure. The only time they made it to SE Asia was to Singapore about a decade back. None of my friends here could make it so I took the bus and went to the concert by myself. Best decision of my life 💚 7y
TrishB @batsy great decision, they're fab live 💗 7y
TrishB @dariazeoli me too 💚 7y
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SadieRuin
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I doubt this will take me long but it will definitely result in black eyeliner usage going up next week.

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SadieRuin
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Husband brought these home for me because "books are love". Going to start the Cure bio in the next day or so and add the wheel of time book to the stack tbr

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DGRachel
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*muppet arm flails* I went to B&N to get Mom (ok, and me) books to open on Christmas Eve and found this beauty! I almost made a scene in the store (nothing to see here people, just a 41 year old woman hardcore fangirling over her FAVORITE band-move along). I was SO good and wrapped it and put it under the tree. I even used glitter wrapping paper so I don't carry it around whispering "my precious" for the next 2 days. ?

TrishB I've brought this for hubby for Christmas 😀 we're both mad fans. Our daughter is called Charlotte after a certain song!! 7y
saresmoore Bahahaha! I pictured every part of this story. 7y
DGRachel @TrishB ❤❤❤❤❤❤ 7y
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DGRachel @saresmoore I love how Littens get me. 😂😂 7y
BookishMarginalia 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 7y
Joybishoptx That is awesome! 7y
Bookzombie 😂😂💟 7y
reneelyons The Cure is one of my favorites as well - enjoy!! 7y
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voracious
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We got to meet Lol Tolhurst at his book signing tonight in Indianapolis and hear him speak about his time in the Cure. Here is our awkward photo together. I have read the first chapter and it is well written. I'm sure my husband and I will be fighting to see who will read it first!

Coleen What's on your scarf? 7y
voracious @Coleen It's an Alice in Wonderland scarf from Storiarts.com 7y
Coleen I thought it might be something like that! ❤️ 7y
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kristyliekwhoa
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Now reading.

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Abailliekaras
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"Robert studied literature, of course."

This is everything. The Cure is one of my favourite bands... I'm in Waterstones now for a reading with Lol Tolhurst. ❤️?

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CherylDeFranceschi
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Super excited to read this book by Lol Tolhurst! Thank you, Edelweiss and Da Capo Press! You rock!

Sue Your gloves!! 💕💕 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @Sue I just had to break them out for this! I couldn't help it... 8y
SaraFair Loved the Cure. "Pictures of You"-giving away my age again! 8y
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Trav Loving the gloves! 8y
BookBabe Love the glove! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @Trav @BookBabe Thanks! I had to do it! 8y
MrBook I look above and see that you do indeed love the glove, @BookBabe 😎👍🏻. 8y
LitHousewife Beautiful gloves! 8y
Megabooks OMG those gloves! 😍😍 8y
niftytiffd Love your gloves! 8y
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