That's Another Story: The Autobiography [Paperback]

Julie Walters (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2008

Julie Walters has been delighting audiences on screen and on stage for more than 25 years, and has been described as Britain's most popular actress and comedienne. Now she tells us her own story, in her own words. She was born in 1950s Birmingham, daughter of an austere Irish Catholic mother, and was sent to school in a convent. She wanted to be an actress from a young age, but to appease her mother she first went into nursing—that didn't last for long, and she soon joined Liverpool's Everyman Theatre. West End success followed, and she quickly replicated her success on film, earning an Academy Award nomination for her role in Educating Rita. Julie's collaborations with her close friend Victoria Wood have given audiences many unforgettable characters, and she's recently charmed a new generation of fans playing Mrs. Weasley in the Harry Potter films, alongside Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia!, co-starring with Helen Mirren in Calendar Girls, and co-starring in Billy Elliot. A natural writer with an instinctive sense of timing, Julie's memoirs are warm, moving, painfully felt, fiercely intelligent—and totally entertaining.

Editorial Reviews

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'a five-CD fascinating listen' -- Vidar Hjardeng VISION --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

About the Author

Julie Walters is a multi-award winning actor and a novelist. Her most recent novel is Maggie's Tree

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Orion Publishing (October 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753826208
• ISBN-13: 978-0753826201
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,009,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An amazing book from an amazing, and inspirational, lady., September 9, 2009

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I. Holder (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's Another Story: The Autobiography (Hardcover)

Greatly enjoyed this book: thank you to my dear friend Sally for sending it on to me.

Julie Waters is an amazing actress I have long admired, and this book shows what an amazing life she has led. It is a honest look at life, complete with joys, sorrows, struggles, triumphs and misses, and this is what made it so engaging and interesting for me: a real and honest look back at one's life and an autobiopgraphy that praised others where it was due. I also found it an inspirational story, not only her following her dream but her battling, and in some way overcoming, the fear of failure and nervousness present in her life: as someone with great anxiety it has given me hope I can reach, or at least try and reach, a dream. An easy read, but a great and profitable one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 22, 2009

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4ever Broadway "**4ever*Broadway**" (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That's Another Story: The Autobiography (Hardcover)

Funny, well-written, and uniquely honest, Julie Walters' autobiography is not one to be missed. If anything deserves five stars, this does. It's gripping, entertaining, and deeply touching. While it's particularly a great read for fans of one of the world's greatest talents, it proves to be interesting no matter who the reader is, or what their knowledge is of Ms. Walters' film/tv/theatre career.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Julie Walters - That's Another Story, February 8, 2009

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Paul E. Gallichio (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's Another Story: The Autobiography (Hardcover)

An upbeat account of Julie Walters life to date. Interesting, at times funny but always from the heart. I thought Julie's honesty and modesty made this book - she came from a working class background and even though she has found fame (and one must assume a small fortune along the way) she remains down to earth and practical - somthing that we rarely find with today's so called celebrities - well done Julie! A good book for a wet and cold Sunday afternoon!