I don’t often read memoirs, but wanted something light today. It wasn’t as light as I had hoped. Perhaps a children’s book is more what I was in the mood for. This book includes enough names of people to fill a small dictionary. I was impressed that she remembered so many people. Many of them only made a cameo appearance.

In the latter half of the book I skim read it. The parts I read with greatest interest were her vocal training, and how she grew for future roles through some of the grueling experiences of being on stage eight times a week. ( )

In this auto biography you get to learn the life behind the inspiration that is Julie Andrews. You see the struggles she went through in her younger days and how at times she had to make heart wrenching decisions which had she not made, she may not be a house hold name. Through her writing you get to know her journey through life and see how she has grown and earned her stardom. To me she is even more of an inspiration than what she was before I read her book. ( )

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I was vaguely aware of what she did before Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, but this was joyous to listen to and dive into that era of performing. ( )

I've always loved watching and listening to Julie Andrews in her movies and television specials; maybe that's why I loved this book. Her early years were so different from what I had pictured. Why do we imagine perfect lives for the people that seem so perfect on the screen? From child singing star to Broadway and then back to London to star in My Fair Lady -- this books covers it all, including her close friendship with Carol Burnett. Her thoughts, feelings, and actions are all here, memories recovered from interviews, letters, and journals.

Unfortunately, it ends with her beginning to make the movie Mary Poppins. I wanted to know what happens next. ( )