My Judy Garland Life by Susie Boyt
An irresistible mixture of memoir, biography, cultural analysis, experiment and hero-worship about one person's enduring obsession. Anniversary Edition with new preface published to coincide with the new film, Judy, starring Rene Zellweger.
I'm blown away by this book. . endlessly thoughtful, moving and entertaining . . . the writing is superb - Joseph O'Neill, author of NETHERLANDThe book defies definition . . . it is a bold experiment that sets out to map the boundaries of celebrity obsession, and somewhere along the way discovers what it means to be human . . . beautiful, heart stopping writing - Viv Groskop, OBSERVERWhat a self-deprecating, funny, moving, entertaining read it is, a mad love letter from Susie Boyt to Judy Garland . . . It makes for a new kind of memoir - Ali Smith, THE TIMES
Susie Boyt is the author of five other acclaimed novels and the much-loved memoir My Judy Garland Life which was shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley Prize, staged at the Nottingham Playhouse and serialised on BBC Radio 4. She has written about art, life and fashion for the Financial Times for the past fourteen years and has recently edited The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories by Henry James. She is also a director at the Hampstead Theatre.
She lives in London with her family.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780349013381 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349013381 |
| Title | My Judy Garland Life |
| Author | Susie Boyt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2019-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for PEN Ackerley Prize 2009 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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