This Much Is True

'There's never been a memoir so packed with eye-popping, hilarious and candid stories' DAILY MAIL

By: Miriam Margolyes

Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes

From Blackadder to Call the Midwife, from the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit to Harry Potter, Miriam Margolyes is the outspoken great aunt (after two sherries) we all wish we had -- this is (at last) her extraordinary life story and it's well worth the wait.

'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 known as the naughtiest girl Oxford High School ever had; how she ended up posing nude for Augustus John aged 17, being sent to Coventry by Monty Python and the Goodies and swearing on University Challenge (she was the first woman to say F*** on TV). This book is packed with unforgettable stories from why Bob Monkhouse was the best (male) kiss she's ever had to being told off by the Queen. With a cast list stretching from Scorsese to Streisand, Leonardo di Caprio to Isaiah Berlin, This Much is True is as warm and honest, as full of life and surprises, as she is.

(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2021 Miriam Margolyes

Critic reviews

Gleefully outspoken and bursting with hilarious anecdotes, gloriously larger than life . . . I pity every person that is not me right now, drinking in the glory of Margolyes at 80 (Eva Wiseman)

Startling, thrillingly outspoken, provocative, potty-mouthed and exhilarating . . . THIS MUCH IS TRUE is never boring. Her personality is so likeable she can only leave you wanting more (Lynn Barber)

Reads like the Wife of Bath's memoirs (Simon Callow)

Wickedly honest . . . When I was reading this book on a train, a stranger asked if I was OK because I was crying with laughter (Hadley Freeman)

An irreverent, straight-talking, riotous romp through an extraordinary life

If there is a silver lining to last year's lockdown, it's the fact that Miriam Margolyes finally had time to write her life story . . . invigoratingly outspoken . . . gloriously shocking . . . and captures her force-of-nature personality. Buckle up, you're in for a wild ride (Charlotte Heathcote)

Now 80 - and no less outrageous and outspoken, the actress presents vignettes from her life that will induce guffaws as much as gasps

Blisteringly honest and hugely entertaining

Ebullient and bosomy (Roger Lewis)

Stories galore . . . Miriam Margolyes has a life worth immortalising in print . . . An unapologetic account of a life well lived. As irrepressible as ever, Margolyes's warmth and wit shines through

There's so much in the book; each chapter offering a tidbit of information both interesting and hilarious... It's full of life and vigour, as if you're conversing with a friend you've known for a long time

Brilliant stories abound in this memoir... which is honest, poignant and wildly indiscreet.

As compelling, forthright and irrepressible as its author

Miriam Margolyes' autobiography is crass, brash, rude, crude, funny and sad, and as delightful and surprising as Miriam herself

As outrageously entertaining as you'd expect

Potty-mouthed and thrillingly candid, Margolyes's account of her career from teenage nude
modelling for Augustus John to sexy voiceover work for Ann Summers to playing Harry Potter's Professor Sprout is a riotous joy

There's never been a memoir so packed with eye-popping, hilarious and shockingly candid stories.

Unstoppably ebullient and rollicking (ROGER LEWIS)

Miriam never disappoints

She is absolutely remarkable! Miriam is such an amazing story teller. She is so matter of fact and funny. To know this audio book is to love it. She tells her stories with such emotion and enthusiasm that you can't help, but to connect with her. This is by far one of my favorite audio books ever!

Just Lovely

This is a great book to listen at home. I love Miriam's presence in my apartment as I work and clean. It's like a highly opinionated friend telling you about their life.

She is a Gem!

I loved her before, but this book read by her has made my year.

M is a piece of work

She is a hoot U enjoyed her stories and have always enjoyed her on Ghram Norton

Delicious!!!

This was like sitting at the foot of a wise and candid elder who regales us with stories of life and love and gives us a peek into a fascinating and fully-lived experience. Such a pleasure!