{"product_id":"queen-meryl-the-iconic-roles-heroic-deeds-and-legendary-life-of-meryl-streep-9780316485272","title":"Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn entertaining and affectionate portrait of legendary actress Meryl Streep's work, exploring her trailblazing roles in film, her feminist activism, and the indelible mark she's left on pop culture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMeryl Streep is the most celebrated actress of our time. She's a chameleon who disappears fully into each character she plays. She never tackles the same role twice. Instead, she leverages her rarified platform to channel a range of tough, complicated women--Margaret Thatcher, Karen Silkwood, the Anna Wintour avatar Miranda Priestly--rather than limit herself to marginal roles for which other actresses must settle: Supportive Wife. Supportive Mother. Supportive Yet Utterly Disposable Love Interest to the Leading Man. Streep will have none of that.\u003cbr\u003e The once-awkward, frizzy-haired suburban teen blossomed into a rising ing nue who quickly made a name on stage at Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama, where she pursued prestigious theater degrees. She came of age during the women's movement of the Sixties and Seventies, and has worn her activism on her sleeve even when it was unfashionable. When she reached 40, the age when many leading ladies in Hollywood fully transition to those \"supportive\" roles, Streep plunged forward, taking her pick of parts that interested her and winning a pile of awards along the way. She's broken records with 16 Oscar nominations, winning Best Actress twice for \u003ci\u003eSophie's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Lady\u003c\/i\u003e and Best Supporting Actress for \u003ci\u003eKramer vs. Kramer\u003c\/i\u003e. Meanwhile, she remained an unlikely box-office draw, her clout even managing to grow with age: \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Streep as a brilliant and sadistic magazine editrix, scored $125 million worldwide. Her next film, \u003ci\u003eMary Poppins Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, with Emily Blunt and Lin Manuel Miranda, is poised for bigger success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eQueen Meryl\u003c\/i\u003e will pay tribute to the fearless icon, documenting all of her accents, Oscars, highs, lows, friendships, and feuds. It will also explore her \"off-brand\" forays into action-adventure (\u003ci\u003eThe River Wild\u003c\/i\u003e) and musicals (\u003ci\u003eMamma Mia \u003c\/i\u003e), and how she managed to do a lot with a little, and sneak her feminism into each character. In the spirit of \u003ci\u003eNotorious RBG\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Bill Murray\u003c\/i\u003e, two bestsellers as nontraditional as Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Bill Murray, \u003ci\u003eQueen Meryl\u003c\/i\u003e will transmit \u003ci\u003ejoy \u003c\/i\u003ein homage to its allegedly serious subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316485272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/02\/2019 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Erin Carlson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636292972700,"sku":"9780316485272","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2d5ef01a-3417-40f1-93fb-a6aacdea2508.jpg?v=1603841509","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/queen-meryl-the-iconic-roles-heroic-deeds-and-legendary-life-of-meryl-streep-9780316485272","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}