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Publisher's Summary
The heroine of Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music tells her life story from the music halls of London to Broadway stardom.
Over the years Julie Andrews has been much interviewed in the press and on television, but she has never before revealed the true story of her childhood and upbringing. In Home she vividly re-creates the years before the movies.
An idyllic early childhood in Surrey was cut short when her parents divorced and her mother remarried. The family moved to London, and there are vivid scenes of life during the Blitz. Her mother went into musical theatre with her stepfather, who encouraged Julie to have singing lessons which led to the discovery that her voice had phenomenal range and strength for someone her age. Before long she was appearing on stage with her parents. She soon realised how much she enjoyed looking out into the black auditorium with the spotlights on her. By the time she was a teenager, she was supporting her whole family with her singing.
A London Palladium pantomime led to a leading role in The Boyfriend on Broadway at 19. Parts in My Fair Lady opposite Rex Harrison and Camelot with Richard Burton soon followed, and there are wonderful anecdotes about the actors and actresses of her day. But this is far more than a collection of show stories (it's not until the final part of the audiobook that Julie gets the call from Disney for Mary Poppins); Home is an honest, touching and revealing memoir of the early life of a true icon.
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- Hey jude 4
- 03-03-2020
I loved it
Julie Andrews was a highlight of my childhood in Mary Poppins, and even more so in the Sound of Music. This was a wonderful account of Julie’s early life, up until the birth of her first child and the birth of her film career.
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- Catherine
- 17-01-2020
Fantastic
Lovely book so well read and the story is so interesting. Totally captivating . Can’t wait here more
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-10-2019
Absolutely superb
Enjoyable from beginning to end. Julie Andrews is a phenomenal force. Her story of her early years kept me captivated
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- Judit Jega Szabo
- 09-11-2019
problems with the audio
there were serious problems at part with the quality of the recording. sometimes it jumped words which is quite annoying. the story and the performance on the other hand are spotless
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- Kaz
- 13-10-2019
Fabulous Read - highly recommend
I enjoyed this book so much! I Didn’t know much about this lovely lady before I heard it, beautifully written and read by Julie herself. What an amazing life! I was completely drawn in, I laughed and cried. I have already pre ordered the second book which is out on the 15th October 2019 and can’t wait to read it.
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- Paul
- 14-10-2019
Like shes talking right at u and u alone
like sitting on the floor od your grans as she tells you stories if her youth ....u cant be listen in awe of the wonderment that she still finds in everything ....u feel her nerves as she autions u get caught up on jer excitement of new adventures and u fins yourself smiling as she finds the goos in everyone she met even when they crossed her...with this 'home work' done im ready for volume two ..it wont be easy saying goodbye to her at the end of her tales she wi have become part of your family...kinda makes me glad i met her once..fleeting memorable and still gives me goosebumps and makes my voice tremble
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-10-2019
Beautiful
Beautifuly read with Ms Andrews perfect diction. Not only a wonderful insight into an interesting life but a glorious look back into years gone by.
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- Lorna
- 10-10-2019
Thoroughly enjoyable
Very much enjoyed listening to Julie Andrews telling her life story. So honest and interesting.
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- Laura Cross
- 03-01-2021
Wonderful with some poor editing
Wonderful book of a legendary person. Unfortunately the editing of the recording is not perfect (some snippets of recordings repeated or running into each other) but this wasn't enough to warrant knocking off any stars. I couldn't give Julie Andrews any fewer than 5 stars!
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- Garbo
- 03-12-2020
Great but technical problems
Really interesting and pleasant read. Around chapter 44 there were some audible issues (cutting out words) but otherwise very good.
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- Jay
- 01-11-2020
wonderful
truly wonderful book. enjoyed ever part of it and was really take away with the story of her life.
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- Julie
- 12-10-2020
Excellent
This book was an excellent biography read by the author. It was very easy to listen to and I loved hearing about her life.
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- Mia Fox
- 29-04-2020
marvellous
I loved this book. Julie Andrews is an absolutely delightful to listen to. the story is so very interesting, I have been a fan of Julie's since I was a child and first saw her in Mary Poppins. however there is so much Julie had experienced way before her Mary Poppins days. I would definitely recommend this book to family and friends.
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