I thought this was a great celebrity bio and I don't normally read them. To read my full review, please read my blog review here: http://amusedbybooks.blogspot.com/200... ( )

Ridiculous letter format and the desperate need to be funny and upbeat make this an unrevealing and tedious book. Couldn't finish it. ( )

An unusual approach to writing a biography, but it makes it very readable. Only bit I didn't like (or read) was the letters to Madonna.

Can recommend this book to anyone, it's funny, poignant, sad, but overall, fun.

A poignant tell-all written as a series of letters to people who played large roles in her life: her husband Len, her daughter, Jennifer Saunders (Fatty) who was a life long sidekick, her mother, her grandmothers, her brother, a variety of lovers(? - the answer is cagily phrased so one is never sure), and above all her father, who committed suicide when she was in her early teens.

French leaves little to the imagination, but treats us to the inside look at a vulnerable, loving, talented woman.

I don't normally read celebrity memoirs, but I'm a huge fan of DF, and when I had the chance to pick this up, I grabbed it. While it could have done with some editing to tighten things up. The lack of any kind of time line made it difficult to follow at times, but OTOH, it made it easy to read in short, individual 'episodes' as each letter was self-contained.

I'd recommend it for anyone who is a fan, and anyone who wants to know more about british customs in the 1980-2000 timeframe. ( )

A fun and moving book by loveable comedian French. Written in an interesting style - as letters to her loved ones. ( )