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This was really good fun. You won't agree with Miriam Margolyes about everything, but you have to admire her forthright honesty, and she has a lifetime of brilliant stories to tell. And she is absolutely world class at swearing. I'm not sure anyone gives as good 'c**tface' as her.

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What is true is that Copper really does not like to take direction when I need a dog + book photo!

I enjoyed the heck out of this. I googled SO many youtube clips of her… ended up putting more movies on my to-be-watched list. 🎥 🍿

#Sep2024 Book79 #DogsofLitsy #Memoir

I don‘t quite recall what happened but it was probably a Kindle deal and I was watching Graham Norton. Somehow this book appeared in my ebook library but every time I saw it on the shelf, I was mad that it wasn‘t the audiobook. 🤦🏽‍♀️ I finally hit a moment that needed an ebook and so I am now reading this. This is the truth 🤷🏻‍♀️

Any Brits want to explain why post-war stipulations limited SIZE of kitchens???

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This is wonderful! Definitely audiobook it if you are a fan - both her performance and storytelling are sublime! If you are uncomfortable with frank language and casual sex talk, perhaps skip this one. If you get a kick out of her bawdy, naughty turns on Graham Norton you will probably enjoy this.

Kicking off the my first time participating in a local library challenge with the tagged audiobook. I adore Miriam Margoyles!

Bk17 of my #BookMail is a paperback of Miriam‘s first memoir about her childhood & her exploits at school & university thru to meeting the Queen. If you haven‘t watched her Graham Norton appearances, I highly recommend them. She‘s funny, extremely naughty & has absolutely no filter. I love she‘s now an Australian citizen, she‘ll fit in here perfectly!

World of Books have kindly agreed to replace the tatty items they sent out. I'm still looking forward to reading them, especially the Horowitz, the Ware and Miriam Margolyes' autobiography.

I suspect I will be passing the Richard iii book on to my Grandma. He is her favourite 😅

#12booksof2022 @Andrew65 July

I enjoyed this so much on audio (a format I hardly use), I've pre-ordered her next (Oh, Miriam!), on Audible too!

#adventrecommends

@emilyrose_x

First book of #NovelNovember finished. @Andrew65

I don't like biographies. Or memoirs.

I really enjoyed this book. Miriam Margolyes is my spirit animal. I want to be her when I grow up. 😁

@Cinfhen - went to the hairdresser's this morning, 20cm/8inch off

It's been marinating on the #TBR cart for nearly a year. Now seems to be the time.

#MountTBR

Interesting life, engaging personality and a unique perspective

I definitely had Miriam‘s voice in my head while reading this, and I loved the three sets of photos! I am definitely more prudish than she is though, and so I am glad I read this in print rather than audio 😅

#lettert #alphabetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#readingbracket2022 @chasjjlee July pick, although it was close between the tagged and Holy Island by LJ Ross.

5 ⭐ and a lot of 🤣🤣🤣 - do the audio if you can as she does voices for some of the people in her life.

#ukroadtrip #oxfordshire
#192025 #2021 @Librarybelle

Tagging @Cinfhen as I know you enjoy a good audio & as a Jew, Miriam presents some interesting thoughts on Israel/Palestine. Only problem is that this comes towards the end so you have to get through the rest first!

My only criticism is that she doesn't spend much time on the HP films ⬇️

@DrexEdit I think PDFs are quite common with Audible... this is what the website says for the tagged book (which will be a 5 ⭐ listen).

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The Priory of the Orange Tree or The Poisonwood Bible

Half of a Yellow Sun 4 3/4⭐

@Eggs #WondrousWednesday

Tagging anyone who hasn't done it yet, as I'm a day late!

@Clwojick my goal for June is to finish the tagged & get to as many of these others as I can for #pridemonth. All of them fill a prompt for either #Tbrdeckofcards or #pop22. #bigjunereadathon

#WondrousWednesday

🎧 tagged - at least 4 1/2 🌟, but I'm hoping it will be a 5 🌟 listen.

Probably The Priory of the Orange Tree.

That my prescription was in the chemist, just in time for my holiday.

Tagging @TheSpineView @Eggs @julesG @Cinfhen

I could listen to any of these audiobooks when I #walk to the post office to send #litsylove etc, but most of the time music wins as I find I don't stop to get my breath back as frequently.

#200pnpcovers @CrowCAH @mabell

#12booksof2021 #12thbookof2021 #December

Miriam Margolyes is a force of nature and her autobiography, read by her, is as funny as it is interesting.

Thanks for this thread, Andrew, it's been fun to see everyone's favourite books month by month.
@Andrew65

I loved having Miriam Margolyes keeping me company on my morning walks. She has an opinion about everyone & everything & isn't afraid to share it. She is as indiscrete & as foul mouthed as you would expect & frank about her views of the world (proudly leftist). I'm sure the printed book would be interesting & entertaining, but it would be such a shame to miss out on all the voices & accents she uses to bring everyone to life.

...for years I had been a fan of Call the Midwife, the long running BBC series [set] in the East End of London in the late fifties; the acting was of a high order, the stories were gripping and the attention to period detail formidable. ... I knew my agent had mentioned me to them...Every time I appeared on a TV talk show, I'd look straight at the camera and say, 'Please cast me in Call the Midwife. 'Not a dickie bird.

What the bleep do you talk about, then?

This is almost a so-so for me, but I know part of the problem is that I‘ve been sick almost the whole time I‘ve listened to it. Parts of this were really tedious, but other sections were fun or charming. One takeaway-don‘t fuck with Miriam. If she likes you, she will tell the world how amazing you are. If you‘re an ass, she will name and shame, in detail, without blinking. She does not pull her punches and I respect that.

Marjorie Westbury was the queen of Radio in her day. She played Paul Temple's wife, Steve, in the famous detective series. She was small and dumpy like me, but had a clear, warm sound and knew how to use it. She made such an impression on one of her listeners that she was left £42,000 in their will.
So far, this hasn't happened to me.

They encouraged my reading and studying from an early age. I liked Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories and Miss Blyton's oeuvre in general; I didn't have an elevated literary world. I joined a library; in those days, local councils put money into libraries and the Oxford City Library was magnificent. I used to get through about six books a week. I loved stories set in girls' schools, I think I read nearly all fifty-seven of the Chalet School series...

Mummy was extremely house-proud, and she did all the housework in the nude. It was a tad discomforting for our maids and au pair girls, but she liked to get it done, then have a bath.

From Belfast Transport Museum via artuk.org

I had plans. Then, I watched The Graham Norton Show where Miriam was promoting her book. The hardcover isn‘t available in the US until next May, but we all know I prefer memoirs on audio anyway. So, plans be damned, Miriam‘s memoir is my next listen. 🤩

I‘ve been a fan for a very long time so this book was a delight to read. If there is an audio book I shall get it. To hear this in her voice would be wonderful. I did have that voice in my head as I read . I think I have to agree with Stephen Fry. ☝️
She says out loud things that introvert me would only think. 😏.
#joysbooks2021
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