EAN: 9781474602181

HOME WORK - JULIE ANDREWS TASCHENBUCH

In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed and bestselling memoir Home  the enchanting Julie
Andrews picks up her story with her arrival in Hollywood  sharing the career highlights 
personal experiences and reflections behind her astonishing career  including such classics as
Mary Poppins  The Sound of Music  Victor Victoria and many others. In Home  Julie Andrews
recounted her difficult childhood and her emergence as an acclaimed singer and performer on the
stage. In her new memoir  Julie picks up the story with her arrival in Hollywood and her
astonishing rise to fame as two of her early films -Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music-
brought her instant and enormous success  including an Oscar. It was the beginning of a career
that would make Julie Andrews an icon to millions the world over. In Home Work  Julie describes
her years in Hollywood - from the incredible highs to the challenging lows. Not only does she
detail 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  moving on from 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  culminating
in Victor Victoria  the gender-bending comedy that garnered multiple Oscar nominations. Told
with her trademark charm and candour  Julie Andrews takes us on a rare and intimate journey
into an astonishing life that is funny  heartbreaking and inspiring.

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