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'A beautiful book: funny, honest, revealing, heartfelt and moving' - Adam Kay, bestselling author of This is Going to Hurt'
'Vital, heartfelt and surprising, these tales from a life are told with humour, style and intelligence.' - Graham Norton
'A wonderful memoir by a glorious writer: funny, poignant, profound. I gobbled it up in one joyous sitting.' - Elizabeth Day
'An absolute jewel of a book. Gloriously readable, hilarious, painful, acute, sharply recalled and vividly brought to life' - Stephen Fry
A dazzling 'tell-most' memoir: poignant and laugh-out-loud funny scenes from the life of actor Minnie Driver.
I love stories. I have mostly told other people's but now, in telling my own, I realize how all our stories are connected by that great leveller of acclaim, loss, fortitude, and fortune: being human.
When I look at my life from the alleged halfway point, some patterns are revealed: one, that the story does not necessarily begin or end where it should; two, happy endings are overrated. And three, happy endings are almost never the end.
This book is memoir-ish. A tell-most. Largely because there's a lot I don't remember, and a lot that's not worth talking about.
So, this is a collection of stories about how things not working out - worked out in the end. How reaching for the dream is easily more interesting, expansive, sad and funny than the dream itself coming true.
I really hope you enjoy it.
Love, Minnie x Minnie Driver is best known for her breakout role in Circle of Friends and the 1997 film Good Will Hunting (which reaped nominations for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award). She has appeared in numerous TV programmes, including The Riches, starring opposite Eddie Izzard, for which she was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe. She is also a singer, with three studio albums. Driver will next be seen in Searchlight Pictures' biopic Chevalier and 20th Century's Rosaline. She most recently appeared in the latest adaptation of Cinderella on Amazon, in Modern Love, and has appeared as a recurring character in Will and Grace, which was recently rebooted, and in Speechless. She is also the host of the podcast Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver. A book about how things not working out actually worked out in the end. Honest, funny, raw and brilliantly written: essays from Minnie Driver Minnie Driver is one of the world's best known and beloved actresses. She's also a gifted singer and songwriter, and in Managing Expectations she brings her formidable storytelling skills to her own life. This 'memoir in essays' is suffused with warmth and humour, and charts Minnie's unconventional childhood, her subsequent fame, and beyond. Minnie is incredibly well connected - she numbers Graham Norton and Phoebe Waller-Bridge among her friends, and on her podcast Minnie Questions she has interviewed stars such as Alan Cumming, Dave Grohl and Viola Davis. Minnie spends her time between London and LA, but will be in England in the lead-up to publication. She will available for talk shows, interviews and appearances. Will be targeting chatshows including Graham Norton; Jonathan Ross; Saturday Live; Virgin Radio with Graham Norton or Chris Evans; BBC Radio 5 with Naga; Times Radio; Lorraine; BBC Morning Live; The One Show; Sunday Brunch On social media she has 210K followers on Twitter and 169K following on Insta. Huge campaign slated for Minnie, including: beautiful bound proofs; pre-order competition with a 'money can't buy' prize; POS for bookshops; podcast advertising; targeted videos from Minnie aimed at key retailers; a comprehensive campaign across all channels. Vital, heartfelt and surprising, these tales from a life are told with humour, style and intelligence. A beautiful book: funny, honest, revealing, heartfelt and moving A wonderful memoir by a glorious writer: funny, poignant, profound. I gobbled it up in one joyous sitting. 'A writer of true precision,
'Vital, heartfelt and surprising, these tales from a life are told with humour, style and intelligence.' - Graham Norton
'A wonderful memoir by a glorious writer: funny, poignant, profound. I gobbled it up in one joyous sitting.' - Elizabeth Day
'An absolute jewel of a book. Gloriously readable, hilarious, painful, acute, sharply recalled and vividly brought to life' - Stephen Fry
A dazzling 'tell-most' memoir: poignant and laugh-out-loud funny scenes from the life of actor Minnie Driver.
I love stories. I have mostly told other people's but now, in telling my own, I realize how all our stories are connected by that great leveller of acclaim, loss, fortitude, and fortune: being human.
When I look at my life from the alleged halfway point, some patterns are revealed: one, that the story does not necessarily begin or end where it should; two, happy endings are overrated. And three, happy endings are almost never the end.
This book is memoir-ish. A tell-most. Largely because there's a lot I don't remember, and a lot that's not worth talking about.
So, this is a collection of stories about how things not working out - worked out in the end. How reaching for the dream is easily more interesting, expansive, sad and funny than the dream itself coming true.
I really hope you enjoy it.
Love, Minnie x Minnie Driver is best known for her breakout role in Circle of Friends and the 1997 film Good Will Hunting (which reaped nominations for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award). She has appeared in numerous TV programmes, including The Riches, starring opposite Eddie Izzard, for which she was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe. She is also a singer, with three studio albums. Driver will next be seen in Searchlight Pictures' biopic Chevalier and 20th Century's Rosaline. She most recently appeared in the latest adaptation of Cinderella on Amazon, in Modern Love, and has appeared as a recurring character in Will and Grace, which was recently rebooted, and in Speechless. She is also the host of the podcast Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver. A book about how things not working out actually worked out in the end. Honest, funny, raw and brilliantly written: essays from Minnie Driver Minnie Driver is one of the world's best known and beloved actresses. She's also a gifted singer and songwriter, and in Managing Expectations she brings her formidable storytelling skills to her own life. This 'memoir in essays' is suffused with warmth and humour, and charts Minnie's unconventional childhood, her subsequent fame, and beyond. Minnie is incredibly well connected - she numbers Graham Norton and Phoebe Waller-Bridge among her friends, and on her podcast Minnie Questions she has interviewed stars such as Alan Cumming, Dave Grohl and Viola Davis. Minnie spends her time between London and LA, but will be in England in the lead-up to publication. She will available for talk shows, interviews and appearances. Will be targeting chatshows including Graham Norton; Jonathan Ross; Saturday Live; Virgin Radio with Graham Norton or Chris Evans; BBC Radio 5 with Naga; Times Radio; Lorraine; BBC Morning Live; The One Show; Sunday Brunch On social media she has 210K followers on Twitter and 169K following on Insta. Huge campaign slated for Minnie, including: beautiful bound proofs; pre-order competition with a 'money can't buy' prize; POS for bookshops; podcast advertising; targeted videos from Minnie aimed at key retailers; a comprehensive campaign across all channels. Vital, heartfelt and surprising, these tales from a life are told with humour, style and intelligence. A beautiful book: funny, honest, revealing, heartfelt and moving A wonderful memoir by a glorious writer: funny, poignant, profound. I gobbled it up in one joyous sitting. 'A writer of true precision,