This Much Is True

By: Miriam Margolyes

Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes

Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

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--k 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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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

Critic reviews

"There is no one on Earth quite so wonderful." (Stephen Fry)

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!

M is a piece of work

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

Lovely and honest

What a life and so many stories to tell. I loved listening those stories in her own voice. She is a treasure.

Whimsical and down to earth

Always a delightful voice of whimsy and reason, a thoroughly enjoyable listen through and through.

Unexpectedly excellent!

I was expecting a good account of Miriam Margolyes life, but I wasn’t expecting it to be so colorful and interesting. The more I listened, the more enthralled I became. I couldn’t stop listening. It’s a great biography spoken by the author, someone that I knew little about, and now have a rich understanding of her long career and energetic existence.

If you like biographies then this is that and more. It’s a heartwarming account of so many tales and a career spanning decades, told with accents that give a window into this phenomenal lady’s talents.

Audible Listener

This was a wonderful, magically, hilariously told Story told by a true genius! I am so thankful I purchased it!

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.

Miriam is a brilliant narrator 😊

Well worth it! Miriam is entertaining and so pleasant to listen to. Her English verbiage and intelligence in her writing is magnetic and it is a joy to hear her read this story :)

She is a Gem!

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

Treat yourself!!!

This has been the best part of my day for weeks! I can not recommend more! I want to become Miriam’s personal travel companion and take her to all the destinations she would like to visit. Her spirit is unmatched! I love every bit of her!! ❤️