Oh Miriam!, Miriam Margolyes
Oh Miriam!, Miriam Margolyes
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Oh Miriam!
Stories from an Extraordinary Life

Author: Miriam Margolyes

Narrator: Miriam Margolyes

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 09/14/2023


Synopsis

'Oh Miriam! risks the curse of the sequel, and pulls it off . . . A force of nature, a tour de farce. Bold, brave and bright, but also revealing, shocking and touching. Miriam is an icon, a cocksucker - and the star of her show' ROBERT McCRUM, Independent

'Our naughtiest national treasure . . . famously filthy, funny and phlegmatic . . . Oh Miriam! is Margolyes's manifesto for a fulfilled life . . . She loves to tell it straight. And the older she gets, the straighter she tells it' SIMON HATTENSTONE, Guardian

'Irrepressible . . . A life-enhancing rollercoaster of a ride . . . this book is like Margolyes herself - outspoken, ebullient and unexpectedly wise' EMMA LEE-POTTER, Daily Express

'Snortingly funny . . . deliciously unbridled . . . There is something heroic in her unruliness. Let Miriam take the lead and enjoy the show' RHIK SAMADDER, Observer

'Insanely interesting, full of profanity and profundity, Oh Miriam!'s title comes from all the people who have ever exclaimed her name in every tone from horror to hilarity; and her unfiltered personality leaps off the page - honesty, kindness, generosity, sanity, erudition, outspokenness' SUZANNE HARRINGTON, Irish Examiner

'Endearingly eccentric' WOMEN'S WEEKLY

From 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.

Oh Miriam! 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 had 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.

My 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 Today 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.

Buckle up and join me on another unforgettable adventure, but this time through my heart and head . . .

About Miriam Margolyes

Born in Oxford, England in 1941 & educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, MIRIAM MARGOLYES OBE is an award-winning veteran of the stage and screen, and an internationally acclaimed voice-artist and documentarian. Winner of the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress award for The Age of Innocence, she received an OBE in 2002 for Services to Drama. This Much is True, her long-awaited award-winning autobiography, was in the top ten for over a year.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ash on October 08, 2023

Diving back into writing by Miriam Margolyes reminded me just how much I love this woman. She has such a raw, brutal, and honest outlook on life that I wish many more people adopted. If you put aside her lovably excessive use of the word c***, then there is so much that can be taken from the words s......more

Goodreads review by Evandruker on September 29, 2023

I’m a great fan of Miriam Margolyes and have always found her to be a witty, informed and intelligent commentator, but this book - a follow-up of sorts to her successful memoir This Much is True - feels filled with the bits and pieces that were left over from that book, perhaps just not engaging or......more

Goodreads review by Ken on December 13, 2024

You can't help but be entertained by Miriam, it's both hilariously funny and poignantly moving. Her naughty silliness is obviously highlighted more by her appearances on the Graham Norton show, which is mentioned here. I'm also guilty of forgetting on how many roles she's undertaken, from Little Shop......more

Goodreads review by Paula on December 04, 2023

I like Miriam, but tbh, i like her a little less after this. I like the upfront, no bs style, but the TMI is way too much. When your filter is not only not used, but wilfully ignored, you go from outspoken to rude real fast. I still like Miriam, just not as much as i did. I am now privy to stuff i did......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on January 06, 2024

Some of this is entertaining, some enlightening, some frankly tedious. The repeated tales of farting and cocksucking fall into the latter. As does the nose picking: neither funny nor outrageous. Flashing your arse or tits isn’t a gift or humorous. This is revealing in ways probably not intended.......more


Quotes

Oh Miriam! risks the curse of the sequel, and pulls it off . . . A force of nature, a tour de farce. Bold, brave and bright, but also revealing, shocking and touching. Miriam is an icon, a cocksucker - and the star of her show ROBERT McCRUM, Independent

Our naughtiest national treasure . . . famously filthy, funny and phlegmatic . . . Oh Miriam! is Margolyes's manifesto for a fulfilled life . . . She loves to tell it straight. And the older she gets, the straighter she tells it SIMON HATTENSTONE, Guardian

Irrepressible . . . A life-enhancing rollercoaster of a ride . . . this book is like Margolyes herself - outspoken, ebullient and unexpectedly wise EMMA LEE-POTTER, Daily Express

Snortingly funny . . . deliciously unbridled . . . There is something heroic in her unruliness. Let Miriam take the lead and enjoy the show RHIK SAMADDER, Observer

Insanely interesting, full of profanity and profundity, Oh Miriam!'s title comes from all the people who have ever exclaimed her name in every tone from horror to hilarity; and her unfiltered personality leaps off the page - honesty, kindness, generosity, sanity, erudition, outspokenness SUZANNE HARRINGTON, Irish Examiner

Miriam Margolyes is a force to be reckoned with . . . I challenge anyone not to be entertained by this follow-up to This Much is True Good Housekeeping

Endearingly eccentric Women's Weekly