Oh, Miriam: Stories From An Extraordinary Life

This book was given to my daughter as a gift because she adores Miriam and her infectious humor. My daughter states it's a fabulous read so far and has only just started to read it. There are other books of Miriam's. The books are available here at Amazon

Loved this read. So funny and entertaining.

Arrived on time (recently things have been arriving late), and undamaged.

I found myself often thinking "oh Miriam" whilst I read the book.....certainly explicit but with equally charming chapters. I believe we start to understand the real Miriam...the chaper called "find your happy place". Such a beautiful chapter I didn't like the bit about her sitting at traffic lights....I won't repeat it!! But overall interesting and a jolly read I do wonder however what Heather would make of it....she is a private lady and she was covered more in this book than the previous one...

I can’t say I’m a huge fan of Ms. Margolyes’ work, simply because I haven’t seen much of it. I’m a huge fan of her personality and her appearances on The Graham Norton Show, which is where I really got to know who she is. It was from there that I learned about Ms. Margolyes’ autobiography, This Much Is True, and I quite enjoyed it, so it wasn’t a stretch to take a look at this book, her follow-up. Like many sophomore efforts, I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the first one, though I still enjoyed it a lot. Unlike This Much Is True which had the advantage of a simple through line—her life—this one is more scattershot. Though still stories from her life, in this one the stories are built around themes, and she jumps from topic to topic. Many of them are very well-told, but the book doesn’t really flow. Still, I find Ms. Margolyes to be a very open, entertaining character. She is frank about her likes and dislikes, and she has a way with profane language and behavior which is all her own. Since reading her books, I have kept my eyes open for her screen work. Recently, my wife and I found her documentary on Australia, which she talks about in this book, on Netflix and we liked it. I feel she is someone who I’d like to know (even if I worry she would overwhelm), and her two books have allowed that to a degree. I recommend them both.