- Category: Books » Biography & Autobiography » General
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- ISBN: 1401388949
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111333410
- Release Date: April 1, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #192007 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #6052 in Biography & Autobiography (See Top 100 Biography & Autobiography Bestsellers)
- #1197 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Home" by Julie Andrews to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Home"Browse more products related to "Julie Andrews"Review"A decisively unsoppy account of a typically dismal English childhood, complete with cramped lodgings and brutish relatives, [told] briskly and without self-pity....The rest of the book is a jolly romp through an England that no longer exists....[Julie Andrews's] approach is restrained, and the quality of her prose such that you are reminded that she is already an established children's author." "[Julie Andrew's] lovely new autobiography, HOME, reflects the very qualities that first made the working-class English singer a star 45 years ago:: intelligence, gentle humor, and a clear, surprisingly powerful voice....No word yet on a sequel; with any luck, we face but a brief intermission before the glittering second act." Publisher's noteA personal account of the iconic actress's pre-fame life traces the time between her birth in 1935 and her discovery by Walt Disney during her 1962 Broadway performance in Camelot, a period marked by her relationships with a vaudevillian mother and teacher father, the World War II London Blitz, and her work as a Royal Command Performance child soloist. Simultaneous. AnnotationWritten with a self-awareness, humility, vividness, and humor that are typically lacking in a celebrity autobiography, HOME: A MEMOIR OF MY EARLY YEARS depicts Julie Andrews's hardscrabble English childhood growing up with her alcoholic mother and violent stepfather. After developing her singing talents, she joined her parents' vaudeville act, and by the time she turned 15 had become a tremendous success, despite her terrible shyness and isolation. Andrews doesn't play up these elements for sympathy or sentiment, but instead allows the scenes and characters to speak for themselves, resulting in a moving portrait of her life as a young performer. If You Enjoy "Home (Audio)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Home (Audio)" by Julie Andrews (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! General Bestsellers
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