About the Book: Year of the Monkey : The New York Times bestseller
Following a run of New Years concerts at San Franciscos legendary Fillmore,
Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a
year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her
private wonderland, with no design yet heeding signs, including a talking sign
that looms above her, prodding and sparring like the Cheshire Cat. In February,
a surreal lunar year begins, bringing with it unexpected turns, heightened
mischief, and inescapable sorrow. In a strangers words, "Anything is possible:
after all, its the year