Miriam Margolyes

From ARNIE to DOLLY, BLACKADDER to SCORSESE; GRAHAM NORTON to HARRY POTTER; the VAGINA MONOLOGUES to ZOOM, welcome back to the irrepressible and unstoppable world of Miriam Margolyes. 'Our naughtiest national treasure . . . famously filthy, funny and phlegmatic. Guardian Packed with her wit, wisdom and unfiltered stories, The Little Book of Miriam is a memory palace of Miriam's extraordinary life's standout moments, opinions and conclusions. Never forget that this is a woman who knocked back WARREN BEATTY, played to an audience of TWO THOUSAND NAKED LESBIANS, injected sex into the CADBURY'S CARAMEL BUNNY and was VOGUE'S COVER STAR AGED 83. Miriam is always full of surprises and this book is too. Deliciously dip-in-able, thought-provoking and mirth-inducing, elegantly designed and always interesting -- whether sharing daring declarations, behind-the-scenes antics or talking about the indignities of ageing, this is a book as unique and extraordinary as Miriam herself.

A Harry Potter sztárjának a megdöbbentő, humoros és szókimondó memoárja! "Hivatalosan 1966 nyarán lettem leszbikus. A suliban rendszeresen belezúgtam a lányokba, méghozzá mindent felemésztő tűzzel. Az apám ismerte az egyik ilyen szerelmem apját...." Miriam Margolyes, a BAFTA-díjas színésznő számtalan felejthetetlen karaktert alkotott, Lady Whiteaddertől Bimba professzorig. Ő a brit nemzet kedvenc (és legpajzánabb) kincse. Most, 80 éves korában végre úgy döntött, hogy elmeséli rendkívüli élettörténetét. Erre a memoárra pedig megérte várni. Megtudhatjuk, hogy miért lett göndör a haja, amikor egy légitámadás alatt megfogant; hogy milyen csínyek miatt lett a legcsintalanabb lány, aki az Oxford gimiben valaha is tanult. Kiderül az is, hogyan pózolt tiniként meztelenül Augustus Johnnak; hogy miért Bob Monkhouse-tól kapta élete legjobb (férfi) csókját; hogyan intette őt csendre a királynő, miként vallott szerelmet Vanessa Redgrave-nek, miért öltözött nőnek Leonardo DiCaprio, és mi történt azután, hogy Warren Beatty megkérdezte tőle: "Dugunk?" Az És ez mind igaz egy kedves és őszinte könyv, ami tele van élettel és meglepetésekkel, akárcsak az utánozhatatlan szerzője. "Lenyűgözően szókimondó és fergeteges anekdotáktól hemzsegő, impozáns memoár." - Observer Ismerd meg ezt a felejthetetlen életutat! Felnőtteknek ajánljuk!

From declaring my love to Vanessa Redgrave to being fed cockroaches by Steve Buscemi, from turnip-based comedy with Blackadder to being farted on by Arnold Schwarzenegger, from Graham Norton's sofa to Alan Cumming's camper van, my life has been (and continues to be) an uproarious adventure. Oh Miriam! has been such a constant refrain in my life, said in all kinds of tones - laughs, surprised gasps and orgasmic sighs (I'm hoping for all of those from you as you read on!) - that it had to be the title of this book. And with a cast list that stretches from Churchill to DiCaprio, Dahl to Dietrich, Princess Margaret to Maggie Smith, I've so much more to tell you and so much more to say. My chapters range from 'How to Stay Married' to 'Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down'. Discover how to break the thickest conversational ice; why swearing is actually good for you (though not on the Today programme); the unexpected things I learned at school and what my Spice Girl name would be. Not to mention my Tale of the Unexpected and my very own Vagina Monologue. Buckle up and join me on another unforgettable adventure, but this time through my heart and head . . .

BAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, MIRIAM MARGOLYES, OBE, is the nation's favourite (and naughtiest) treasure. Now, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story - and it's well worth the wait. Find out how being conceived in an air-raid gave her curly hair; what pranks led to her being known as the naughtiest girl Oxford High School ever had; how she ended up posing nude for Augustus John as a teenager; why Bob Monkhouse was the best (male) kiss she's ever had; and what happened next after Warren Beatty asked 'Do you fuck?' From declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave to being told to be quiet by the Queen, this book is packed with brilliant, hilarious stories. With a cast list stretching from Scorsese to Streisand, a cross-dressing Leonardo di Caprio to Isaiah Berlin, This Much Is True is as warm and honest, as full of life and surprises, as its inimitable author.