Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years

Andrews, Julie

£10.99

In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir ‘Home’, the enchanting Julie Andrews picks up her story with her arrival in Hollywood, sharing the career highlights, personal experiences and reflections behind her astonishing career, including such classics as ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Victor/Victoria’, and many others. In ‘Home Work’, Julie describes her years in Hollywood – from the incredible highs to the challenging lows. Not only does she detail her work in now-classic films and her collaborations with giants of cinema and television; she also unveils her personal story of adjusting to a new and often daunting world, dealing with the demands of unimaginable success, being a new mother, moving on from her first marriage, embracing two stepchildren, adopting two more children, and falling in love with the brilliant and mercurial Blake Edwards.

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Publish Date: 03/09/2020

Description

‘The book is filled with that most distinctive of all her qualities: her voice’ The Times

Home Work
, the second instalment of Julie Andrews’ internationally bestselling memoirs, begins with her arrival in Hollywood to make her screen debut in Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins. It was closely followed by The Sound of Music, and the beginning of a movie career that would make her an icon to millions all over the world.

With her trademark charm and candour, Julie reveals behind-the-scenes details and reflections on her impressive body of work – from the incredible highs to the challenging lows. She shares her professional experiences and collaborations with giants of cinema and television, and also unveils her personal story of adjusting to a new and often daunting world. This included dealing with unimaginable public scrutiny, being a new mother, embracing two stepchildren, adopting two more children, and falling in love with the brilliant and mercurial Blake Edwards. The pair worked together in numerous films, including 10, S.O.B and Victor/Victoria.

Home Work takes us on a rare and intimate journey into a remarkable life that is funny, heart-breaking and inspiring.

Additional information

Weight 320 g
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 30 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

340 , 32 unnumbered of plates

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

791.43028092 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K