JULIE ANDREWS - HOME WORK: A MEMOIR OF MY HOLLYWOOD YEARS (2019 Unabridged Audiobook) Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton
In this New York Times best-selling follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir Home, the legendary Julie Andrews invites listeners on a heartfelt journey through the most iconic years of her career.
Narrated by Andrews herself, with the assistance of her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, this audiobook offers an intimate glimpse into her life behind the scenes, beginning with her transition from the London stage to becoming a beloved Hollywood star.
In Home, the New York Times number one international best seller, 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.
With warmth, grace, and honesty, Andrews shares stories from her roles in classic films like Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music and beyond, while also opening up about her personal struggles, challenges, and triumphs. Adjusting to the new and often daunting world of Hollywood, 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. Through this engaging narrative, listeners will discover the complexities of fame, the joys of family, and the power of resilience.
Filled with humor, anecdotes, and never-before-heard insights, Home Work is a must-listen for anyone who has admired Julie Andrews' extraordinary life and career.
About the author: Julie Andrews was born in Walton-on-Thames, England, on October 1, 1935. She is a film and stage actress.
She came to the United States at the age of 19 to star in The Boyfriend on Broadway. Some of her other stage performances include My Fair Lady, Camelot and Victor/Victoria.
She has starred is numerous movies including The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, 10, Victor/Victoria, The Princess Diaries, and Shrek.
She won an Oscar for Mary Poppins, her very first motion picture appearance. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Academy of Film and Television and in 2000 the title of Dame was bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth II for lifetime achievements in the arts and humanities.
She is the author or co-author of numerous children's books including Mandy, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, Dumpy the Dump Truck, Dumpy Saves Christmas, Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea, Little Bo in France and The Very Fairy Princess Series. She also published an autobiography, Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, in 2008.