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That's Another Story: The Autobiography [Abridged] [Audiobook] [CD] (Audio CD)

by Julie Walters (Author, Reader)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Orion; Abridged edition edition (20 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752897772
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752897776
  • Product Dimensions: 14 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,953 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Julie Walters has been described as the nation's most popular actress and comedienne. She has been delighting us on screen and on stage for over 25 years and we have taken her to our hearts. Now she tells us her own story, in her own words. She was born in fifties Birmingham, daughter of an austere Irish Catholic mother. She was sent to school in a convent and from a young age always wanted to be an actress but to appease her mother she first went into nursing. This didn't last for long though and she soon went to join the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. West End success followed, and she quickly replicated her success on film, earning an Academy Award nomination for her role opposite Michael Caine in Educating Rita. Julie's collaborations with her close friend Victoria Wood have given us, among others, the unforgettable character 'Mrs Overall' in Acorn Antiques and Petula in 'dinnerladies', and she's recently charmed a new generation of fans playing Mrs Weasley in the Harry Potter films and alongside Meryl Streep in 'Mamma Mia!', as well as co-starring with Helen Mirren in Calendar Girls. The winner of countless awards, Julie has continued to be in some of Britain's best TV drama and was awarded a CBE for her services to the theatre. A natural writer with an instinctive sense of timing, Julie's memoirs are warm, moving, painfully felt, fiercely intelligent - and totally entertaining.

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102 of 104 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally absorbing, wonderful, 16 Oct 2008
By Bookish "Jewels" (Devon, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's Another Story: The Autobiography (Hardcover)
I was enthralled from the very first page.

Julie Walters is not only a brilliant actress, she is also an incredibly vibrant, interesting and honest writer. This autobiography is not just about Julie Walters, the actress, but is also a fantastic observation of growing up in the fifties and sixties.

The characters in Julie's life - her mother, her grandmother, her neighbours, friends - are vividly drawn, and even the most difficult people are portrayed through the eyes of genuine love and understanding. She portrays the richness, joy and sadness of her family life with an honesty that left me breathless. She is also open and honest about herself and her experiences, which makes this wonderful book even more of an honour to read.

She has such a great way of describing things and engaging the reader that I frequently laughed out loud and burst into tears - sometimes simultaneously!

If I sound a bit over the top about this book - I'm not. I've read a lot of autobiographies and this is the best I have ever read, bar none.

Having read this book I now understand what makes Julie Walters such an outstanding actress. She observes without judgement and seeks to understand always the 'whys' of what people do and say. Reading this book taught me something about myself - no mean feat in an autobiography!

I loved her joy and enthusiasm for all the experiences that being an actress brings, and she paints it all so vividly within the pages of this book. She seems utterly unpretentious and I would love to meet her!

In fact, having read this book, I feel I already have......


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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Real Story, 19 Nov 2008
By Mrs. K. A. Wheatley "katywheatley" (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's Another Story: The Autobiography (Hardcover)
At the back of this book is a list of all the television and film work that Walters has done in her long and highly successful career. It makes for fascinating reading and takes several pages. This does not include her equally enthralling theatre work.

When you realise quite how much she has done in her career you also realise that a book like this is never going to cram it all in. This is the sadness for me. I felt that the first half of the book was a rich and leisurely journey through Walter's early years. Her childhood and her training ground as a young actress.

Then as the work rolls in and the credits mount up it all gallops on apace in a rushed manner and this I was a little disappointed in. She never loses the great quality of being personal and inclusive in her writing. You almost feel that she is having you round for tea and a gossip, but you do feel towards the end that she might be looking at her watch, wanting you to hurry up so she can get on with things.

I am hoping this means there is another volume in the pipe line. I wanted to know more about her married life, although I understand her reluctance to thrust her daughter and husband into the limelight. I wanted to know more about her work on Calendar Girls, given its stellar cast, it's true story and the fact that it was a very woman centric film.

So basically, good as far as it goes, but more please.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A slow beginning leads to a captivating, engaging finish, 28 Oct 2008
By J. Ruthven-Fox (Stornoway, Isle of Lewis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's Another Story: The Autobiography (Hardcover)
I do enjoy a good autobiography, and I much prefer autobiography to biography. Julie is undoubtedly a legendary British actress who deserves all the praise and accolades that have been heaped upon her during her career. I'd been hoping for an autobiography and was delighted to learn it was published.

Initially I found it rather a heavy read, perhaps rather slow to get started. I felt that Julie was finding her feet in a new (for her) medium of expression. Any such shackles were soon discarded and the book became very readable, indeed there were times when I found it very hard to put down, but I wanted to make the book last rather than finish it in a couple of days!

Having now finished it I feel as though I'm a close personal friend, but surely that's the sign of a well-executed autobiography in that it fully engages the reader by its conclusion?
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3.0 out of 5 stars Surprising
Always having liked Julie Walters I was looking forward to reading this book and though I did enjoy it, it at times left me thinking that I am not sure that I would have liked her... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Joanne Harris

1.0 out of 5 stars That's Another Story
Julie Walters is obsessive with bodily functions in every chapter. Starting with her bed-wetting, to her grandmother's incontinence to her dog pissing all over a sleeping man and... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Julie Walters Autobiography
I nearly split my sides laughing at some of this cd, but at other parts i could have cheerfully turned off and listened to the grass grow. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rip Fox

1.0 out of 5 stars Faulty Fourth Disc
My review here is not of the content - just of the quality of the discs used. I am now just about to return my second audiobook as there is a problem with the fourth disc - track... Read more
Published 3 months ago by jimbo

2.0 out of 5 stars A boring story
Not as good as I expected, funny in places escpecially her childhood days but very boring for most of the rest.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Harry Johnson

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I have to say this book was a disappointment. I've always been a fan of Julie, but to me there was too much bad language and at times I thought that is 'too much information'... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Karen Winter

5.0 out of 5 stars That's another story
Fantastic. Would recommend to anyone, who not only see Julie Walters as an inspiration and a superb actress, but to everyone who loves a good laugh, and a bit of a sob in places!
Published 4 months ago by Ms. F. M. A. Harries

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun To Read
I am only half way into this book, (due to lack of time )so far it is well written and Julie say's it as it was for her. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. Jean M. Awcock

5.0 out of 5 stars Thats another story
A very good read and very well written. It was an honest book with loads of humour which becomes Julie Walters. I would reccomend it to any one who likes a good autobiography
Published 5 months ago by Elsie Nicol

5.0 out of 5 stars She can't go wrong
Julie Walters is always a good read, if you don't laugh out loud, then there's something wrong your end!
A great insight into this clever actress/comedienne
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. L. G. Thomas

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