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Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years Audiobook
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In this New York Times bestselling follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews reflects on her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Victor/Victoria.
In Home, the number one New York Times international bestseller, Julie Andrews recounted her difficult childhood and her emergence as an acclaimed singer and performer on the stage.
With this second memoir, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years, Andrews picks up the story with her arrival in Hollywood and her phenomenal rise to fame in her earliest films -- Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. Andrews describes her years in the film industry -- from the incredible highs to the challenging lows. Not only does she discuss 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, the end of 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, including Victor/Victoria, the gender-bending comedy that garnered multiple Oscar nominations.
Cowritten with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, and told with Andrews's trademark charm and candor, Home Work takes us on a rare and intimate journey into an extraordinary life that is funny, heartrending, and inspiring.
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"I listened to “Home Work” twice. A lot of information so, I listened to it a few days ago again! She gives you a very good idea of what Broadway and Hollywood is all about. Listening to her own voice, telling her story, was pure magic. She knows what missery, illnesses, and very hard work is all about and knew how to go ahead and make it all happen. Always kind, decent, warm, truthful and I can keep going on and on. All I can say is, just read it or listen to JA narrating her story. The Best????"
— Marla Schotborgh (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Andrews continues to approach life—and writing—with strength and grace.”
— People -
“The book is packed with emotion, action, gossip, and fascinating tidbits about craft. The Julie Andrews we get to know is salty, funny, passionate, hard-working, gracious, and above all, a brilliant vocalist and actress who has braved many disappointments.”
— O, The Oprah Magazine -
“In her charming new memoir, Home Work...her focus, as the title of the book emphasizes, is on the work, and particularly on the difficulties of the work. Her tone throughout is brisk, matter-of-fact, and endlessly self-deprecating.”
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“A frank and intimate storyteller whose radiant spirit fills these pages, Andrews chronicles the peaks and valleys of her life and career. This event-packed memoir is a must for fans of Andrews’s life and work, students of cinema history, and anyone who is curious about musical film production.”
— Library Journal (starred review) -
“In that charming, familiar voice, Andrews fills in the years between 1963 and 1986, recounting her arrival in Hollywood, her marriage to designer Tony Walton, its eventual end, and her astronomical rise to stardom…Delivering many of her insightful diary entries, Andrews sounds sincerely amazed and delighted…Andrews acknowledges her gifts, but she attributes much of her success to luck. We’re the lucky ones—to have Andrews and this audio gem.”
— AudioFile -
Home Work is a quiet revelation. And by quiet I don't mean dull. The book is packed with emotion, action, gossip, and fascinating tidbits about craft. The Julie Andrews we get to know is salty, funny, passionate, hard-working, gracious, and above all, a brilliant vocalist and actress who has braved many disappointments.
— O Magazine -
A frank and intimate storyteller whose radiant spirit fills these pages, Andrews chronicles the peaks and valleys of her life and career. This event-packed memoir is a must for fans of Andrews's life and work, students of cinema history, and anyone who is curious about musical film production.
— Library Journal (starred review) -
Details Andrews' transformation from traveling performer to movie star.
— Los Angeles Times, Book Club Pick -
Shares reflections on Andrews's astonishing career, and discusses her famous roles in Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Victor/Victoria, and more.
— Bustle, New Celebrity Memoirs that Will Leave You Starstruck This Fall -
A warm, entertaining memoir...An insightful treat for Andrews's fans.
— Kirkus Reviews -
[Home Work gives] readers long-awaited details about [Julie Andrew's] earliest films like Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music.... Andrews continues to approach life -- and writing -- with strength and grace.
— People -
Full of delicious details...and poignant recollections.
— Long Island Living -
Sincere and inspiring...This charming account of Andrews's professional and personal life will no doubt serve to make the venerated performer all the more beloved.
— Publishers Weekly -
[W]arm, graceful, and candid... This deeply pleasurable and forthright chronicle illuminates the myriad reasons 'home work' has such profound meaning for artist and humanitarian Andrews... [a] treasury of delectable Hollywood revelations.
— Booklist -
The inside-look into the perils and stress of movie making, and the honest portrayal of Andrews' struggles to blend her career, home life, and complicated personal matters offers a rich glimpse into a resilient star. Edward's mercurial but brilliant and generous nature is vividly recounted...her memoir makes it vividly clear that her stardom was not an easy path to achieve.
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Thrillingly honest but never unkind, Andrews mixes fascinating behind-the-scenes stories of filming... with moving revelations....This enchanting memoir reveals Andrews as a rare creature: a mega-star whose feet remain firmly on the ground.
— Daily Mail -
Julie Andrews's two memoirs, Home and Home Work, are at once heartbreaking and awe-inspiring.
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[Home Work] is everything you could hope for and more.
— Scribbles by Kat
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A Bustle Pick of Memoirs That Will Leave You Starstruck
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New York Times bestseller
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A Los Angeles Times Pick for Book Clubs
Home Work Listener Reviews
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Mabel, 5/5/2022
About Julie Andrews
Dame Julie Andrews is one of the most beloved figures in the entertainment world. An Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Award–winning actress and singer, she is best known for her roles in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. Her legendary career has taken her from Broadway and London stages to Hollywood and the sets of myriad films and television shows. In addition, she is also a New York Times bestselling author of children’s books and the memoir Home.