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| Author: Julie Andrews
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 1819
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0786865652
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4028092
EAN: 9780786865659
ASIN: 0786865652
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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 LIKE LISTENING TO JULIE ANDREWS HERSELF! June 4, 2008
After reading a biography on Julie Andrew's entire life; I wanted more detail on her childhood. Julie sheds light on her early years like NO OTHER PERSON could. The detail of her remembrances; her light easy-to-read style...it's almost if you are sitting with Julie herself listening to her talk!
A must for any fan!
Home by Julie Andrews June 4, 2008
I enjoyed Julie Andrews book about her early life. Her honesty and warmth for her family as well as her positive approach to life in spite of setbacks comes through in this book. It seems that inspite of fame all of her professional success has not changed her from the young girl in this book. I also purchased the CD which I think is nice to listen to after reading the book first.
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years May 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I did not know that Julie had a troubled childhood. Her paycheck
kept her family going. She did not know how to get to do what she wanted
to. Her mother was a good help until she became like her husband
and started drinking too much.
I was completing was interested in the book and it held my attention.
A good start to a fascinating life May 22, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed Julie Andrews' recently published memoir, "Home." Sadly, the reader is left at the beginning of her catapult to stardom wishing that the follow-up book was already available. Fans wanting to learn all about "Mary Poppin" and "The Sound of Music" will be disappointed, as this volume ends just as Julie is about to begin production on "Mary Poppins." Many will wonder what she could possibly fill a book with, leaving out the bulk of her career. I can tell you: PLENTY! "My Fair Lady" & "Camelot" on Broadway, "Cinderella" in the early years of television, live performances for the British Monarcy, and much more. Julie has written a beautiful tale of her early years; how her amazing vocal talents were developed, the trials and tribulations of growing up in a broken home, as well as all the things that contributed to her being able to grab the plum role of P.L. Travers' famous nanny, Mary Poppins (especially touching is her recounting of Walt Disney personally walking her around Disneyland). Julie is extremely frank, candid, and revealing; she had more than her share of hardships growing up. One will get a sense of what World War 2 was like for a little girl; she vividly paints the picture of the bomb shelters and the constant unease of not knowing when an evacuation might occur. Still, with all of the sadness that Julie reveals, her positive spirit never once asks for sympathy or for tears. This is an uplifting tale that is able to rise above the typical "who I slept with" narratives that so many celebrities choose to concoct. I highly recommend this book to those who admire Julie Andrews and want an inside look at her early years.
 Review of Julie's Early Years May 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Julie Andrews gives us a close up look at her early years. She seems to have been very honest and forthright in telling about each member of her family and how she related to them.You have real emphathy for her as she struggled to have some childhood and the truth that many times she was responsible for her families support and survival at a very young age..This book brodened my knowledge of the entertainment business and made me wish at times that I had been able to meet and know all the famous entertainers and celebreties that she was fortunate to know.
I would like to have heard about the rest of her life after 28 years old.
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