Madame Depardieu and the Beautiful Strangers by Antonia Quirke

Madame Depardieu and the Beautiful Strangers by Antonia Quirke

‘It is difficult not to love Antonia Quirke, so just give in and give yourself up to this memoir…if Bridget Jones were funnier, more articulate and more intelligent, she would be Antonia Quirke’ The Times

'Poignant and profound.' Will Self

‘Like being run over by a circus – and loving it. A brilliant book.' Julie Burchill

‘Antonia Quirke writes like an angel. Truly comic and not just satirical, her enchanting debut is halfway between a book to read and a game to play. People who imagine they are the only ones who have read it will go on trading the names of male film stars until they realise that EVERYBODY has read it.’ Clive James

‘…a mad, marvellous film-crazed memoir…Quirke is a young film critic of eccentric brilliance…beautifully written, shamelessly honest and deeply comical…Quirke's wry self awareness is extremely funny.' Sunday Times

'It is a terrific read and contains some of the best writing about actors I've encountered…I should have put it aside as unsuitable for my purposes after just 15 minutes but kept giving myself a few more pages, and then a few more, instead of getting down to work. So, if the above strikes you as hastily unfinished, blame [Antonia Quirke].' Independent

Antonia Quirke is a journalist and lives in London. Her first book ‘Jaws’ was published by the BFI in 2003.