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Managing Expectations

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Managing Expectations

By: Minnie Driver
Narrated by: Minnie Driver
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'A beautiful book: funny, honest, revealing, heartfelt and moving' - Adam Kay, bestselling author of This is Going to Hurt'

'Vital, heartfelt and surprising, these tales from a life are told with humour, style and intelligence.' - Graham Norton

'A wonderful memoir by a glorious writer: funny, poignant, profound. I gobbled it up in one joyous sitting.' - Elizabeth Day

'An absolute jewel of a book. Gloriously readable, hilarious, painful, acute, sharply recalled and vividly brought to life' - Stephen Fry


A dazzling 'tell-most' memoir: poignant and laugh-out-loud funny scenes from the life of actor Minnie Driver.

I love stories. I have mostly told other people's but now, in telling my own, I realize how all our stories are connected by that great leveller of acclaim, loss, fortitude, and fortune: being human.

When I look at my life from the alleged halfway point, some patterns are revealed: one, that the story does not necessarily begin or end where it should; two, happy endings are overrated. And three, happy endings are almost never the end.


This book is memoir-ish. A tell-most. Largely because there's a lot I don't remember, and a lot that's not worth talking about.

So, this is a collection of stories about how things not working out - worked out in the end. How reaching for the dream is easily more interesting, expansive, sad and funny than the dream itself coming true.


I really hope you enjoy it.
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Critic Reviews

Vital, heartfelt and surprising, these tales from a life are told with humour, style and intelligence.
A beautiful book: funny, honest, revealing, heartfelt and moving
A wonderful memoir by a glorious writer: funny, poignant, profound. I gobbled it up in one joyous sitting.
'A writer of true precision, wit and style... I was comforted, galvanized, touched'
An absolute jewel of a book. Gloriously readable, hilarious, painful, acute, sharply recalled and vividly brought to life
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I found this surprisingly honest, eloquent and funny. A refreshing and poignant memoir. Minnie is an absolute delight to listen to.

No need to manage expectations here..

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The way Minnie tells her stories are nothing short of brilliant. Her humour, down to earth attitude and beautiful voice shine through.

Very thoughtful and entertaining

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I found this autobiography thoroughly interesting and deeply endearing. Minnie is a true gem to listen to, not only is she laugh out loud funny but so sincere in her honesty of herself and others. This audiobook is definitely on my repeat list.

Endearing to the end

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Such an honest and engaging story of the passion and pain of a real life navigated. Thank you for sharing. So relatable.

Truely enthralling

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I enjoyed every moment - so glad that I listened to the audiobook. She tells her story with so much humour and sincerity, I don’t think the voice in my head while reading the book could do it justice.

So funny and insightful!

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