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	Home: A Memoir of My Early Years Julie Andrews Hyperion, 2008 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 56 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Home - Almost A Love Story

Whether as Maria Augusta von Trapp or Victor/Victoria, any role that Julie Andrews tackled assured her audience of several things: she would pour her heart and soul into the part, and, it would be a classy bit.

It is no surprise that her autobiography, HOME, is just as classy as the woman who wrote it. Although it stops with Julie Andrews on her way to Hollywood to make Mary Poppins, the parts of her life that were shadowed by her meteoric rise in popularity are now told in a clean, honest way.

Her childhood in England is discussed as is: the war; vaudeville and her early career on the stage in England. Without bragging, Julie Andrews enters the reader's mind as a dedicated, hard working and diligent performer who deserved to succeed.

There are sad parts as well: her dysfunctional family; a rather surprising introduction to a man whom she discovered was actually her father. However, Julie does not dwell on them or detail them with any sense of historonics or self pity. She is, and always was, a very strong woman.

I found her recollections on performing in MY FAIR LADY and CAMELOT to be of particular interest but there is not a dull or lagging part in this wonderful book.

Now, about the sequel . . .

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Home: A Memoir of My Early Years

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.

Home by Julie Andrews

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.

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LIKE LISTENING TO JULIE ANDREWS HERSELF!

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!

Classic !

This movie is academy award material, but was not considered so at the time. The screenplay is flawless, and the tight direction is a joy to watch. Each of the actors gives the performance of their career !

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