{"product_id":"home-work-a-memoir-of-my-hollywood-years-9780316349246","title":"Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, Julie Andrews reflects on her astonishing career, including such classics as \u003ci\u003eMary Poppins, The Sound of Music\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVictor\/Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, the number one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e international bestseller, Julie Andrews recounted her difficult childhood and her emergence as an acclaimed singer and performer on the stage.\u003cbr\u003eWith this second memoir, \u003ci\u003eHome Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrews picks up the story with her arrival in Hollywood and her phenomenal rise to fame in her earliest films -- \u003ci\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/i\u003e. Andrews describes her years in the film industry -- from the incredible highs to the challenging lows. Not only does she discuss 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, the end of 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, including \u003ci\u003eVictor\/Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e, the gender-bending comedy that garnered multiple Oscar nominations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCowritten with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, and told with Andrews's trademark charm and candor, \u003ci\u003eHome Work\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a rare and intimate journey into an extraordinary life that is funny, heartrending, and inspiring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Andrews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316349246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Andrews's\u003c\/b\u003e legendary career encompasses the Broadway and London stages, as well as multiple films, television shows, album releases, concert tours, directing assignments, and the world of children's publishing. In 2000 the title of Dame Commander of the British Empire was bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth II for lifetime achievements in the arts and humanities. Her many other honors include a Kennedy Center honor in the fall of 2001. She was married to film director Blake Edwards for forty-one years, and the couple have five children, ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Walton Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer, producer and arts educator. Together with her mother, Julie Andrews, she has written over thirty books for children and young adults. Emma is on the faculty of Stony Brook University's MFA in Creative Writing, where she serves as director of the Children's Lit Fellows and the Young Artists and Writers Project.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Julie Andrews \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47520920240285,"sku":"9780316349246","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_942ef3be-fe8d-413c-bded-4488e28d7244.jpg?v=1767114801","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/home-work-a-memoir-of-my-hollywood-years-9780316349246","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}