This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes

This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes'There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRY Award winning actor, creator of a myriad of memorable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam Margolyes is a national treasure. Now, at last, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story. And it's far richer and stranger than any part she's played. Find out how being conceived in an air raid gave her curly hair; what pranks led to her being

Presents the attitude to hair as a blueprint for decolonisation

It never mattered to them that Riley is black and Jen is white

from Samhain to Imbolc

What John sees on his journey prompts him to contemplate a wide range of things: he's as likely to think about local Irish history

none has ever conclusively explained how these eight people managed to live in hiding undetected for over two years - and who or what finally brought the Nazis to their door

Remembered weaves together the words that defined her reputation as one of the most deeply empathetic

the book addresses a number of social issues - lesbian invisibility

readers will be inspired yet again by John's depth of wisdom and artistry

" ZAWE ASHTON

No metropolis was ever better served by a graphic recorder: He is our Boswell in paint

In the present

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR