{"product_id":"this-much-is-true-9781529379907","title":"This Much Is True","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As outrageously entertaining as you'd expect' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from \u003ci\u003eMonkey\u003c\/i\u003e to the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, MIRIAM MARGOLYES, OBE, is the nation's favourite (and naughtiest) treasure. Now, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story - and it's well worth the wait. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFind out how being conceived in an air-raid gave her curly hair; what pranks led to her being known as the naughtiest girl Oxford High School ever had; how she ended up posing nude for Augustus John as a teenager; why Bob Monkhouse was the best (male) kiss she's ever had; and what happened next after Warren Beatty asked 'Do you fuck?' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave to being told to be quiet by the Queen, this book is packed with brilliant, hilarious stories. With a cast list stretching from Scorsese to Streisand, a cross-dressing Leonardo di Caprio to Isaiah Berlin, \u003ci\u003eThis Much Is True\u003c\/i\u003e is as warm and honest, as full of life and surprises, as its inimitable author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBorn in Oxford, England in 1941 \u0026amp; educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, MIRIAM MARGOLYES is an award-winning veteran of the stage and screen, and an internationally acclaimed voice-artist. Winner of the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress award for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, she received an OBE in 2002 for Services to Drama.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Murray Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899489947922,"sku":"9781529379907","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e1ce437-f674-4024-b4df-bfd4a7868695.jpg?v=1738357805","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-much-is-true-9781529379907","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}