- Blurb -
' There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRYBAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury' s Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, MIRIAM MARGOLYES, OBE, is the nation' s favourite (and naughtiest) treasure. Now, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story - and it' s well worth the wait. 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 as a teenager; why Bob Monkhouse was the best (male) kiss she' s ever had; and what happened next after Warren Beatty asked ' Do you fuck? ' From declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave to being told to be quiet by the Queen, this book is packed with brilliant, hilarious stories. With a cast list stretching from Scorsese to Streisand, a cross-dressing Leonardo di Caprio to Isaiah Berlin, This Much Is True is as warm and honest, as full of life and surprises, as its inimitable author.
- Reviews -
Gleefully outspoken and bursting with hilarious anecdotes, gloriously larger than life . . . I pity every person that is not me right now, drinking in the glory of Margolyes at 80 -- Eva Wiseman * Observer * Startling, thrillingly outspoken, provocative, potty-mouthed and exhilarating . . . THIS MUCH IS TRUE is never boring. Her personality is so likeable she can only leave you wanting more -- Lynn Barber * Daily Telegraph * Reads like the Wife of Bath' s memoirs -- Simon Callow Wickedly honest . . . When I was reading this book on a train, a stranger asked if I was OK because I was crying with laughter -- Hadley Freeman * Guardian * An irreverent, straight-talking, riotous romp through an extraordinary life * Sunday Post * If there is a silver lining to last year' s lockdown, it' s the fact that Miriam Margolyes finally had time to write her life story . . . invigoratingly outspoken . . . gloriously shocking . . . and captures her force-of-nature personality. Buckle up, you' re in for a wild ride -- Charlotte Heathcote * Daily Mirror * Now 80 - and no less outrageous and outspoken, the actress presents vignettes from her life that will induce guffaws as much as gasps * The i * Blisteringly honest and hugely entertaining * Daily Record * Ebullient and bosomy -- Roger Lewis * The Times * Stories galore . . . Miriam Margolyes has a life worth immortalising in print . . . An unapologetic account of a life well lived. As irrepressible as ever, Margolyes' s warmth and wit shines through * Radio Times * Blisteringly honest and hugely entertaining * Daily Record * There' s so much in the book; each chapter offering a tidbit of information both interesting and hilarious. . . It' s full of life and vigour, as if you' re conversing with a friend you' ve known for a long time * Irish Examiner * Brilliant stories abound in this memoir. . . which is honest, poignant and wildly indiscreet. * The Guardian * As compelling, forthright and irrepressible as its author * Choice Magazine * Miriam Margolyes' autobiography is crass, brash, rude, crude, funny and sad, and as delightful and surprising as Miriam herself * Good Housekeeping * As outrageously entertaining as you' d expect * Daily Express * Potty-mouthed and thrillingly candid, Margolyes' s account of her career from teenage nude modelling for Augustus John to sexy voiceover work for Ann Summers to playing Harry Potter' s Professor Sprout is a riotous joy * Daily Telegraph *
- Author Bio -
Born in Oxford, England in 1941 & educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, MIRIAM MARGOLYES is an award-winning veteran of the stage and screen, and an internationally acclaimed voice-artist. Winner of the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress award for The Age of Innocence, she received an OBE in 2002 for Services to Drama.
- Full Details -
Status: | Active |
ISBN-13: | 9781529379907 |
Published: | 7 Jul 2022 |
Published In: | United Kingdom |
Imprint: | John Murray Publishers |
Publisher: | John Murray Press |
Format: | Paperback |
Height: | 196mm |
Width: | 128mm |
Spine: | 36mm |
Weight: | 347g |
Pages: | 448 |
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