Practically Perfect

Name: Practically Perfect
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Katy Brand
ISBN: 9780008400699

Author: Katy Brand

Narrator: Katy Brand

Unabridged: 4 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ

Published: 10/15/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor, Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs, Art

Synopsis

Mary Poppins is a story of taking practical steps towards happiness. It’s looking at the bright side of life. It’s setting boundaries, deciding what you want and making it happen. That’s the path to being For comedian Katy Brand, part of the joy of watching Mary Poppins as a child was the thrill of the film’s iconic, no-nonsense heroine. Her unshakeable confidence, her staunch independence, and that touch of magic. Now she’s all grown up, Katy takes another look beyond the talking umbrellas, bottomless bags and dubious cockney accents to show that Mary’s still got something to teach us. She explores how the beloved nanny was brought to life from the page to the big screen, and delves into her most striking memories to uncover themes that are still as important now as they were at the time, from women’s rights and poverty, to toxic masculinity and work-life balance. With interviews and insights from famous fans and friends, is the common-sense manual for life that we never knew we needed, and sprinkles some supercalifragilistic magic along the way.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lou on February 08, 2021

Mary Poppins means so much too me. Katy Brand explores with humour and great insight the themes that I didn't even think about before. The beauty behind Feed the birds makes me blub. Love Mary Poppins? Love Disney? Love Katy Brand? You just can't go wrong.......more

Goodreads review by Alanna on November 18, 2020

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Goodreads review by Anne on July 10, 2021

I never watched Mary Poppins as a child. My parents weren’t in to that sort of thing. My Nana and I shared a love of musicals and she took me to see The Sound of Music when it came out at the cinema and to see Carousel at a theatre. This was the only time I ever went to a theatre until I was doing A......more

Goodreads review by Namratha on June 19, 2022

Mary Poppins was such an iconic character, and as children, we loved Disney’s extravaganza for the magic, the music and the incomparable Julie Andrews bringing P.L.Travers’ more dour Poppins to shining cinematic life. In this book, Katy Brand explores how Mary Poppins’ attitude, her traits and her ac......more

Goodreads review by Ebony on January 28, 2021

Mary Poppins was the foundation in which my love for Disney began. The opening scene when Mary flies down has gripped my heart and when I saw it live at the beginning of 2020 I sobbed. Katy Brand goes deep into analysis of the film, the characters and P L Travers. I throughly enjoyed how it was broke......more