This Much is True
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4,6 • 8 valoracions
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- $31.99
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- $31.99
Descripció de l’editorial
From Blackadder to Call the Midwife, from the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit to Harry Potter, Miriam Margolyes is the outspoken great aunt (after two sherries) we all wish we had -- this is (at last) her extraordinary life story and it's well worth the wait.
'There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRY
Award-winning actor, creator of a myriad of memorable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam Margolyes is a national treasure.
Now, at last, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story. And it's far richer and stranger than any part she's played.
Find out how being conceived in an air-raid gave her curly hair; what pranks led to her being known as the naughtiest girl Oxford High School ever had; how she ended up posing nude for Augustus John aged 17, being sent to Coventry by Monty Python and the Goodies and swearing on University Challenge (she was the first woman to say F*** on TV). This book is packed with unforgettable stories from why Bob Monkhouse was the best (male) kiss she's ever had to being told off by the Queen. With a cast list stretching from Scorsese to Streisand, Leonardo di Caprio to Isaiah Berlin, This Much is True is as warm and honest, as full of life and surprises, as she is.
(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Ressenyes del públic
Marvellous!
If you are a fan of Miriam, this is an absolute treat, especially as it’s narrated by the legend herself. Hilarious, touching, fascinating (I will forevermore hear this in Miriam’s voice) and brutally honest, this an autobiography that spans a life truly lived to the fullest. I don’t want to spoil any of the stories and experiences Miriam shares, but you cannot go wrong by listening in. I was sad when I reached the inevitable denouement, because I wanted to hear more and kept on trying to space out the chapters so I would have more time! If you’re waffling on the purchase, don’t. It’s a no brainer, enjoy!