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Loading... Home: A Memoir of My Early Yearsby Julie Andrews
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I loved this autobiography, maybe because it was read by the author. I'm not saying the writing is perfect, but she does tell a good story. I really was surprised by all she went through as a child and young adult. (  ) eliorajoy | Jul 29, 2009 |  Lovely. I have to admit this is one time I wish I'd bought the audiobook, but really Andrews' voice comes through very clearly in the written text. (  ) TheBentley | Jul 7, 2009 | This is one book I would recommend listening to. Listening to julies voice and hearing some insert from her early plays is a real treat. MicheleUtah | Apr 18, 2009 | A very comprehensive memoir up to the start of filming of Mary Poppins and the birth of her daughter. Julie does not like 'dishing dirt' on anyone, so no major scandals are exposed. A good read for anyone interested in theater history. ( ) Rebalioness | Apr 5, 2009 | I've been really looking forward to finding the time to read this book since it was published last year (2008) but unfortunately after reading 155 pgs. I just couldn't bring myself to dredge through it anymore. A typical story of a dysfunctional family and Julie's childhood supporting her family as a singer. The main problem is that the narrative had no personality, no emotion to it. Julie tell's of a particular night when her alcoholic stepfather enters her room and makes advances towards her and yet there is no feeling behind it or anything else in the book, at least up to page 155. It was with regret that I found the book not to my liking and I just couldn't get up the willpower to carry on. (  ) ElizaJane | Feb 25, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0786865652, Hardcover)Syphilis, alcoholism, infidelity, and indeterminate parentage may seem improbable touchstones in the back story of one who didn't so much portray as embody the blithe Maria in The Sound of Music. But as this memoir of her formative years makes clear, there is more gravitas to Andrews than meets the eye. From her childhood in rural England and initial forays into British theater, to her first massive successes on Broadway and in the West End--notably as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady--Home puts her celebrated career in context. While arguably offering more detail about the Andrews family than necessary, it nevertheless dishes wonderful anecdotes about legends and Andrews contemporaries like Noël Coward, Rex Harrison, Robert Goulet, Richard Burton, and Rodgers and Hammerstein, in prose as crisp and immaculate as the author herself. It also offers a revealing look into the intricate, exhaustive craft of performing--skills often taken for granted in tabloid times. Since the book ends just as Andrews is about to launch into the celluloid stratosphere, can Volume II be far behind? After Home, it would be most welcome. --Kim Hughes(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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