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Julie Andrews
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Julie Andrews
About this listen
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 recreates 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 last page of the book 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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- Judit Jega Szabo
- 09-11-19
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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- Kindle Customer
- 13-10-19
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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- Nick
- 11-11-19
Soothingly read by the great Julie Andrews herself
A lovely and interesting tale about a wonderful actress it turns out I knew very little about. Her voice is so calming and pleasant to listen to, what a treat!
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- Victoria Penrose
- 03-12-21
Julie's voice is a panacea to the soul
I adored this. Her voice and the stories of her childhood and early years as a performer were fabulous. Now onto the b
next of hers.
Thank you Ms Andrews. Thank you.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-11-19
Lovely heartwarming
A well narrated heart warming memory of Julia's life and times.. Enjoyable listening.. A legend
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- Julie
- 12-10-20
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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- Alouise
- 06-05-21
Practically Perfect
A very interesting autobiography and beautifully written and performed. There are however problems with the audio (skipping and repetitions particularly around Chapter 44)and this pulled the listener out of the story.
Overall well worth purchasing.
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- golden eye
- 13-03-23
Very good
I enjoyed it very much. Her voice is nice and calm and pronounced everything clearly so makes listening to it enjoyable. I love how down to earth she is.
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- Sandor
- 13-06-24
Absolutely entrancing autobiography
Julie narrates her own story beautifully, we travel through her early career with her , through My Fair Lady her first big hit, to flying out to the US to appear in Mary Poppins. Sadly just as she’s about to embark on her first movie the book abruptly ends and leaves us begging for more , can’t wait for the next volume.
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- Lorna
- 10-10-19
Thoroughly enjoyable
Very much enjoyed listening to Julie Andrews telling her life story. So honest and interesting.
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