For little Jane, the monkey in a jockey costume, Monkey, was her favorite toy, which she never let go of. For adult Jane, the plush Monkey became a talisman - she took it to all important meetings, never boarded a plane without it, and never went to the hospital without it. When Serge Gainsbourg died, Jane placed Monkey in his coffin. Perhaps because Jane had no close friends as a child, she was accustomed to confiding all her secrets to Monkey. The diaries Jane kept from the age of eleven are also addressed to the plush confidant. But there is nothing doll-like about Jane Birkin herself - she is a passionate and courageous woman, honest with herself and with others. The singer, actress, and style icon wasn't afraid to challenge the bigots and hypocrites: she sang the infamous 'I Love You... I Don't Love You Either' with Gainsbourg, and appeared in public in shocking outfits, all the while remaining a faithful wife, loving mother, and caring daughter.
The Diaries of the Incomparable Jane Birkin is a captivating account of an entire era and the people who lived in it, sincere and frank...