--- product_id: 125439932 title: "Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years" price: "VT6581" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/125439932-home-work-a-memoir-of-my-hollywood-years store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years **Price:** VT6581 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years - **How much does it cost?** VT6581 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/125439932-home-work-a-memoir-of-my-hollywood-years) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years [Andrews, Julie, Hamilton, Emma Walton] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years Review: I Didn't Want "Home Work" to End. Loved it! - I really loved Dame Julie's second installment of her autobiography. She begins with a quick recapping her early life story that she wrote about in "Home". After reading the book, I understand now why the title "Home Work" was chosen. Julie is one of the rare people who works as hard at her profession as she does at her homelife. Too many stars write a memoir that is basically a "And then I did ____ movie". Not our Dame! Home Work goes into depth about what makes Julie unique. How can such a talented person get severe stage fright in front of a live audience? She covers events from her first film, Mary Poppins, through her Oscar nominated role in Victor/Victoria. She gave details about each of her films but she also gets into how she felt after the first big wave of fame hit her. If you have read her first book, you'll understand why she needed help coping with the onslaught. Her daughter and co-writer, Emma Walton Hamilton, stated that she admires her mom's resilience. I do too. She had to shift gears, learning film technique after a huge success on Broadway. Not content with being one of the best singers ever, she made sure her body of work also included dramas. Then, she leapt into a second career as an author of children's books. Her goals were to be as versitile as possible in all areas of performing. But just as much as she worked on her performance skills, she worked just as hard to be sure her family was taken care of. Julie seems to be the glue that holds many others in her family together. She was all at once, among other things, a hands-on mother of 5 of kids who ranged in age from infants to teens, caretaker for her youngest brother while he tried to control a drug habit, and the calming presence that helped her volitile husband continue to create films. Trying to juggle everything going on around her was a Herculean feat, but she does it with grace, wisdom and humor. She admits her insecurities and analyzes how she could have handled events better. Possibly the most dramatic sections of the book tell of almost burning to death during the filming of "Hawaii", adopting two Vietnamese baby girls who arrived from the Project: Baby Lift as the Americans left Saigon, and the heartbreaking sights she saw when she visited Cambodia. She didn't just go to look, she financed buying fuel for the planes taking relief supplies, giving her time for benefit performances, and bringing children with severe handicaps to the US for medical care. All of this while she tried to take care of a mother that wasn't very willing to be helped and a husband who was struggling with depression and pain by taking prescription narcotics. All through the book, Julie conveys over and over to the reader how she is a remarkably talented, intelligent and compassionate person. I really hope she sits down and begins her third book in the trilogy because I didn't want this book to end! Review: Very enjoyable to read - Very interesting memoir by Dame Julie Andrews. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #252,071 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in Broadway & Musicals (Books) #9 in Theatre Biographies #460 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (6,971) | | Dimensions | 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.3 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 0316349259 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0316349253 | | Item Weight | 1.4 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 352 pages | | Publication date | October 15, 2019 | | Publisher | Grand Central Publishing | ## Images ![Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81DR3jVtRlL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I Didn't Want "Home Work" to End. Loved it! *by D***N on October 21, 2019* I really loved Dame Julie's second installment of her autobiography. She begins with a quick recapping her early life story that she wrote about in "Home". After reading the book, I understand now why the title "Home Work" was chosen. Julie is one of the rare people who works as hard at her profession as she does at her homelife. Too many stars write a memoir that is basically a "And then I did ____ movie". Not our Dame! Home Work goes into depth about what makes Julie unique. How can such a talented person get severe stage fright in front of a live audience? She covers events from her first film, Mary Poppins, through her Oscar nominated role in Victor/Victoria. She gave details about each of her films but she also gets into how she felt after the first big wave of fame hit her. If you have read her first book, you'll understand why she needed help coping with the onslaught. Her daughter and co-writer, Emma Walton Hamilton, stated that she admires her mom's resilience. I do too. She had to shift gears, learning film technique after a huge success on Broadway. Not content with being one of the best singers ever, she made sure her body of work also included dramas. Then, she leapt into a second career as an author of children's books. Her goals were to be as versitile as possible in all areas of performing. But just as much as she worked on her performance skills, she worked just as hard to be sure her family was taken care of. Julie seems to be the glue that holds many others in her family together. She was all at once, among other things, a hands-on mother of 5 of kids who ranged in age from infants to teens, caretaker for her youngest brother while he tried to control a drug habit, and the calming presence that helped her volitile husband continue to create films. Trying to juggle everything going on around her was a Herculean feat, but she does it with grace, wisdom and humor. She admits her insecurities and analyzes how she could have handled events better. Possibly the most dramatic sections of the book tell of almost burning to death during the filming of "Hawaii", adopting two Vietnamese baby girls who arrived from the Project: Baby Lift as the Americans left Saigon, and the heartbreaking sights she saw when she visited Cambodia. She didn't just go to look, she financed buying fuel for the planes taking relief supplies, giving her time for benefit performances, and bringing children with severe handicaps to the US for medical care. All of this while she tried to take care of a mother that wasn't very willing to be helped and a husband who was struggling with depression and pain by taking prescription narcotics. All through the book, Julie conveys over and over to the reader how she is a remarkably talented, intelligent and compassionate person. I really hope she sits down and begins her third book in the trilogy because I didn't want this book to end! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very enjoyable to read *by D***A on January 22, 2026* Very interesting memoir by Dame Julie Andrews. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like a rich, warm conversation between old friends *by T***D on July 29, 2025* Let me state upfront that I love her unironically, and this book is like a rich, warm conversation between old friends over several cups of tea. Her gracious good humor shines through on every page. She doesn't sugarcoat her past or the people in it, but neither is she condemning of them. Perhaps a little long, but it's a great companion to her first memoir. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/125439932-home-work-a-memoir-of-my-hollywood-years](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/125439932-home-work-a-memoir-of-my-hollywood-years) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*