{"product_id":"oh-miriam-stories-from-an-extraordinary-life-9781399803359","title":"Oh Miriam!: Stories from an Extraordinary Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Oh Miriam!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e risks the curse of the sequel, and pulls it off . . . A force of nature, a tour de \u003ci\u003efarce. \u003c\/i\u003eBold, brave and bright, but also revealing, shocking and touching. Miriam is an icon, a cocksucker - and the star of her show' \u003c\/b\u003eROBERT McCRUM, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Our naughtiest national treasure . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e famously filthy, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efunny and phlegmatic . . . \u003ci\u003eOh Miriam!\u003c\/i\u003e is Margolyes's manifesto for a fulfilled life . . . \u003c\/b\u003eShe loves to tell it straight. And the older she gets, the straighter she tells it' SIMON HATTENSTONE, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Irrepressible . . . A life-enhancing rollercoaster of a ride . . . this book is like Margolyes herself - outspoken, ebullient and unexpectedly wise' \u003c\/b\u003eEMMA LEE-POTTER, \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Snortingly funny . . . deliciously unbridled . . . \u003c\/b\u003eThere is something\u003cb\u003e heroic \u003c\/b\u003ein her unruliness.\u003cb\u003e Let Miriam take the lead and enjoy the show' \u003c\/b\u003eRHIK SAMADDER, \u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Insanely interesting, full of profanity and profundity\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Oh Miriam!\u003c\/i\u003e's title comes from all the people who have ever exclaimed her name in every tone from horror to hilarity; and \u003cb\u003eher unfiltered personality leaps off the page - honesty, kindness, generosity, sanity, erudition, outspokenness'\u003c\/b\u003e SUZANNE HARRINGTON, \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Endearingly eccentric'\u003c\/b\u003e WOMEN'S WEEKLY \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom declaring my love to Vanessa Redgrave to being fed cockroaches by Steve Buscemi, from turnip-based comedy with Blackadder to being farted on by Arnold Schwarzenegger, from Graham Norton's sofa to Alan Cumming's camper van, my life has been (and continues to be) an uproarious adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOh Miriam!\u003c\/i\u003e has been such a constant refrain in my life, said in all kinds of tones - laughs, surprised gasps and orgasmic sighs (I'm hoping for all of those from you as you read on!) - that it \u003ci\u003ehad\u003c\/i\u003e to be the title of this book. And with a cast list that stretches from Churchill to DiCaprio, Dahl to Dietrich, Princess Margaret to Maggie Smith, I've so much more to tell you and so much more to say. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy chapters range from 'How to Stay Married' to 'Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down'. Discover how to break the thickest conversational ice; why swearing is actually good for you (though not on the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e programme); the unexpected things I learned at school and what my Spice Girl name would be. Not to mention my Tale of the Unexpected and my very own Vagina Monologue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuckle up and join me on another unforgettable adventure, but this time through my heart and head . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Murray Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399803359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Miriam Margolyes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251402768565,"sku":"9781399803359","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e3bcc315-0dde-4bb1-811a-0cfcf73aaaf4.jpg?v=1699372176","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/oh-miriam-stories-from-an-extraordinary-life-9781399803359","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}