- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; New edition edition (30 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141015462
- ISBN-13: 978-0141015460
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 349,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous; Purdey in The New Avengers; Bond Girl in On Her Majesty's Secret Service; Sapphire in Sapphire and Steel; a castaway in Girl Friday; actress; model; writer; campaigner; inventor; TV presenter and journalist: Joanna Lumley has played many roles in her lifetime, but rarely had the opportunity to reveal her true self.
Intimate, funny, intriguing and moving, No Room for Secrets is a more surprising and revealing autobiography than any sensational 'kiss and tell' memoir you will ever read. Inside you will find the real Joanna Lumley.
About the Author
Joanna Lumley was born in India and grew up in England and the Far East. She started out modeling for Jean Muir and soon went on to become one of Britain's best-loved actresses. In 1995, Joanna was awarded with an OBE shortly after making the documentary film Girl Friday.
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85 of 89 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have been a fan of Joanna's for many years and loved the variety of characters she has played, from Purdey to Patsy, and the roles she has taken on....who will ever forget the "Fish Feet" from the "Girl Friday"?? This autobiographical book shows an even richer tapestry of life, all presented in an unique way.
Each chapter is set in a room of Joanna's house, and she writes like she is the host and taking you through each room. As the reader is taken into the rooms Joanna describes items in the room, curtains, her latest DIY projects and the reasons for things being in certain places. Often the objects start off a story from Joanna's life; be it a keepsake from a certain country she has visited or something that just reminded of another time and place.
The book is a real treasure and it's written in a way you can almost hear Joanna say it. It's fresh, lively and very VERY fascinating, and leaves the reader often stunned by the amazing stories she tells from her experiences and the experiences had when meeting certain people.
There are lots of photos in the book....more photos than I've ever seen in an autobiography, with pictures of Joanna from a child to the current day. It truly is a wonderful book, that will make you smile AND make you think about various issues in a whole new light.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Joanna Lumley chooses not to go down the usual biographical route. Instead of charting the progress of her career she instead stages a kind of free-falling description of her life as she tours the rooms of her London house and allows particular objects or photographs to stir memories.
She has a particular gift for storytelling and in describing her childhood. There is a kind of gentle humour throughout which is achieved more by choosing exactly the right word to describe something rather than by jokes. For instance, she imagines a stable of horses as looking "like an equine rugby team".
Less successful are her attempts at travelogue, which seem to take the form of pages culled from her diary. However, overall her technique of darting from subject to subject is enticing as we gain bizarre glimpses into her everyday life (watching "University Challenge" in the kitchen) and her philosophy.
This is the most unshowbizzy of memoirs and will find favour with people who enjoy reading biographies generally rather than fans of Absolutely Fabulous, which receives scant mention.
She has a particular gift for storytelling and in describing her childhood. There is a kind of gentle humour throughout which is achieved more by choosing exactly the right word to describe something rather than by jokes. For instance, she imagines a stable of horses as looking "like an equine rugby team".
Less successful are her attempts at travelogue, which seem to take the form of pages culled from her diary. However, overall her technique of darting from subject to subject is enticing as we gain bizarre glimpses into her everyday life (watching "University Challenge" in the kitchen) and her philosophy.
This is the most unshowbizzy of memoirs and will find favour with people who enjoy reading biographies generally rather than fans of Absolutely Fabulous, which receives scant mention.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this was a bit of an odd book to get into at first as it wasnt anything like i expected it to be. however after a few pages i soon settled into it and i was sorry that it had to finish. i found itthe perfect book to read whilst drinking endless cups of tea and coffee on a saturday afternoon at the kitchen table.
im currently half way through it again and its still as enjoyable second time around!
BUY,BORROW OR STEAL IT. READ THIS SOMEHOW
im currently half way through it again and its still as enjoyable second time around!
BUY,BORROW OR STEAL IT. READ THIS SOMEHOW
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Joanna Lumley Book
This order was sent very quickly and I am pleased with the book I was sent. The book was as advertised.
Published 6 months ago by April
charming
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It avoided all the pitfalls of regular biographies, with long and tedious descriptions of childhood, mainly because Lumley did not have a tedious... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
Wonderful Autobiagraphy
Can't understand how anyone would dislike this autobiography by the wonderful Joanna Lumly. It's told in such a warm and unique way and is one of the best of its genre, as far as... Read more
Published 7 months ago by D. Cowan
good read
if you like joanna lumley as patsy or perdy, this is the book for you, a very interesting woman who's job has taken her all over the world, absolutely fabulous!!
Published 10 months ago by zoe
Dull and boring ..................
Poor. If you are going to write an autobiography, then you should allow your reader into your life and tell it, warts and all. Don't waste your time on this book.
Published on 2 Sep 2009 by Anthony
Boring & Dull
I love autobiographies and will read anyone's but this was boring in the extreme. Anything that was interesting in Joanna's life has probably been left out (because nobody could be... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2007 by Scooby Doo
Intriguing
Having read this book I feel new respect for Ms Lumley - and I respected her before. She is many things: an intrepid traveller, unpretentious about everything, hands-on when it... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2007 by Kate Kirkpatrick
Philosophical Ramblings
Having admired Ms Lumley's blend of classic style and talent for a number of years, I was pleased to dip into her memoirs, but unfortunately I was more than a little disappointed. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2006 by SilentSinger
A disappointing missed opportunity
I found parts of the book interesting but it only scratched the surface and the style of Q & A by someone supposed to be representing the reader was disruptive. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2005 by vimto88
An Interesting Nose around Lumley's House
Joanna Lumley writes just as you would expect and her use of the English Language is refreshingly 'upper class', i.e. intelligently written; she is no dunce. Read more
Published on 15 July 2005 by "abby01"
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