This Much is True
Ratings11
Average rating3.8
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Ratings11
Average rating3.8
'There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRY 'As outrageously entertaining as you'd expect' Daily Express BAFTA-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.
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What a fantastic book! So so funny and I learnt a thing or two along the way as well!
For those of you who love Miriam, you will love this book. As you read it you can hear her voice saying everything in her own eloquent and sometimes naughty way. Overall, it is an enjoyable and lighthearted read with great insights into the acting profession and charming anecdotes on being a woman who is gay, Jewish, British and fat. I feel as though I want to give her a big hug!
A wonderful read. I loved her humour, outspokenness and of course the gossip.
“I don’t have a clue how the various acts and scenes of my life have gone down with you, dear reader - I hope you have enjoyed reading it. I’ve enjoyed living it.”
Well first off… there was a lot more c*ck s*cking than I expected, especially from a lesbian.
I enjoyed spending time with Miriam, first half is better than the second but all in all fun. I want to read more memoirs as I found Miriam and me being very different people. But I only want to read if people are open and fun like Miriam. A lot of these books are just PR but didn’t get that feeling here.
… I wonder what she would think of me if she met me?
