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Home Work

A Memoir of My Hollywood Years

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Home Work

By: Julie Andrews
Narrated by: Julie Andrews
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In Home, Julie Andrews recounted her difficult childhood and her emergence as an acclaimed singer and performer on the stage. In her new memoir, Julie picks up the story with her arrival in Hollywood and her astonishing rise to fame as two of her early films - Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music - brought her instant and enormous success, including an Oscar. It was the beginning of a career that would make Julie Andrews an icon to millions the world over.

In Home Work, Julie describes her years in Hollywood - from the incredible highs to the challenging lows. Not only does she detail her work in now-classic films and her collaborations with giants of cinema and television; she also unveils her personal story of adjusting to a new and often daunting world, dealing with the demands of unimaginable success, being a new mother, moving on from her first marriage, embracing two stepchildren, adopting two more children and falling in love with the brilliant and mercurial Blake Edwards. The pair worked together in numerous films, culminating in Victor/Victoria, the gender-bending comedy that garnered multiple Oscar nominations.

Told with her trademark charm and candour, Julie Andrews takes us on a rare and intimate journey into an astonishing life that is funny, heartbreaking and inspiring.

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It got to chapter 11 and her kid had only reached 8 years old by chapter 20 her child was like 13 and she had adopted two more children. Holy smoke she packs into a year what I manage in 30years.. So many air miles, she must never have to buy a plane ticket again.

wow she is a machine !

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Was captivated by this book what an interesting life julie Andrew's has read and I was so struck by the way she cared for her family. Read so beautifully by her.

Absolutely fascinating

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Yet another brilliant, heartwarming, inspirational and honest book by Julie Andrews. The audiobook was made extra special by her narrating her own story. I really recommend this book to all. A remarkable woman with a remarkable yet also down to earth life story. The importance of her family really shone through. Great read.

An amazing read

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This is the second volume of the actor’s memoirs, beginning with the story of Julie’s arrival in Hollywood and the movies that made her famous: Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. It details the ups and downs of her marriages, the growth of her family as well as her work as an actor and singer.

I’ve been a fan of Julie Andrews since seeing The Sound of Music as a kid, and though I’ve watched the movie dozens of times since, I’ve also loved many of her later films, such as Darling Lili, Torn Curtain, Victor/Victoria, 10 and That’s Life! As you’d expect, there are lots of anecdotes from her movies, but most revealing is the depth to which she explores her personal life and, in particular, her marriages to Tony Walton and Blake Edwards. The audio book is read by Julie herself, though hearing her use swear words in that charming English-rose accent, still makes me laugh.

A delight from start to finish.

A delight from start to finish.

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Loved. Every. Single. Moment. Love Julie Andrews and is practically perfect in every way.

Superb

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