My Book of Treasures, Joanna Lumley
My Book of Treasures, Joanna Lumley
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My Book of Treasures
A warm and uplifting collection of favourite writings from national treasure and Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley

Author: Joanna Lumley

Narrator: David Robb, Joanna Lumley

Unabridged: 2 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2025

Synopsis

A beautifully curated compendium of Joanna's most treasured thoughts, quotes and writings - perfectly selected for your delight.

'I welcome you with open arms to my book of treasures. It's a book for all seasons and for all occasions; and it comes to you from me, with armfuls of effusive greetings and salutations, trailing clouds of glory and affection, this offering of treasures made specially for you.' Joanna Lumley

Over the years Joanna Lumley has kept private notebooks, filled with her favourite writings, thoughts and quotes. Now, for the first time, she opens her Book of Treasures to share some of her many and varied jottings with readers.

This collection of chosen writings, interspersed with narration from Joanna, features the lines of her best-loved authors, from Shakespeare to Emily Dickinson, pearls of wisdom that she has heard or read, and nuggets of trivia and miscellanea that have made her happy.

The book is full of surprise and variety: the wistful keeps company with the acerbic, the sincere slips in besides the absurd. And the result is a jewel box of delights, filled with fabulous titbits.

About Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley was born in Kashmir and educated in Malaysia and Sussex. She has spent much of her life in books, reading them night and day, and sometimes even writing them. Reading is the prop and mainstay of her life, but she has wrenched herself away to act in theatre, films and television, criss-crossing the globe with television documentaries and lending her voice to as many deserving causes as she can. Dazzled by the wit and wisdom of others, she cuts out and keeps treasured pieces she wishes she had written herself. She is married to the conductor Stephen Barlow who reads all the time: theirs is a quiet household.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen Devonport on November 23, 2025

some beautiful wonderful writing from a very varied selection of authors well worth a read......more

Goodreads review by Clive on December 10, 2025

My Book of Treasures is a collection of favourite writings that Joanna Lumley has found interesting, comforting, humorous or thought-provoking over the years. Fabulous is a word closely associated with Dame Joanna. Her many fans will not be surprised that she considers the collection fabulous. Many o......more

Goodreads review by Books By Your Bedside on October 11, 2025

2.5-3 stars I admit I ordered this without knowing what it was about because I adore Joanna Lumley, but I'm quite disappointed. I assumed it would be about her, her experiences, little snippets of things she's done and learnt etc. but instead it's a collection of poems, quotes, sayings etc. from poe......more

Goodreads review by Lauren Nicol Deaton on December 11, 2025

Most random book I've read all year and I can honestly say it wasn't one of the greatest either which pains me to say as I LOVE Joanna. I just feel like this book was oddly put together and a lot of it wasn't particularly enjoyable. The poems/literature was quite old school and not really up my stre......more

Goodreads review by E Selby on September 30, 2025

I read this sweet collection in one sitting. I was tempted to give it three stars as it includes a lot of poetry which I’m not particularly fond of, the rest I enjoyed. I gave it four stars, however. I didn’t think it fair to deny Ms Lumley an extra star, it’s not her fault I’m not fond of poetry And j......more

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