{"product_id":"9781399718516","title":"Shy","description":"Author: Mary Rodgers\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399718516\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Apr 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 480 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mary careens across these pages with her usual wit, wisdom and honesty' - \u003ci\u003eJulie Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Having had the pleasure of meeting Mary Rodgers personally its so wonderful to read her story in her own words . . . I couldn't put it down' - \u003ci\u003eElaine Page\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[A] thoughtful chronicle of one woman's journey through experience to understanding - and a lot of fun to read' - \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Pure pleasure . . . jaw-droppingly shocking' - Daniel Okrent, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mary Rodgers's book has a humour and honesty that is very rare in entertainment memoirs'. - \u003ci\u003eSir Tim Rice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe wonderfully funny, candid and outrageous NYT bestselling memoirs of Mary Rodgers - writer, composer, Broadway royalty, and 'a woman who tried everything.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Rodgers was the daughter of Richard Rodgers, who, with Oscar Hammerstein, wrote some of the biggest musicals of the 20th century-from \u003ci\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCarousel\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSouth Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe King and I\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eShy\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how Mary went from angry child, constrained by a self-absorbed mother and her father's overwhelming gift, to finally living life on her own terms-falling in love, often unwisely, marrying twice, having six children, and forging a career of her own.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough her long and rich life Mary grabbed every chance possible-and then some. Her musical \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon A Mattress\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the rare revivable Broadway hits written by a woman. She was the renowned author of the much-loved \u003ci\u003eFreaky Friday\u003c\/i\u003e books, as well as a close friend and collaborator of Stephen Sondheim, falling in love with him at 13 over a game of chess. She also dated producer Hal Prince and worked alongside composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith copious annotations, contradictions, and interruptions from Mary's collaborator Jesse Green, the chief theatre critic of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the result is laugh-out-loud funny and frequently moving.  Above all, \u003ci\u003eShy\u003c\/i\u003e is a chance to sit at the feet of the kind of woman they don't make any more. They make \u003ci\u003ethemselves\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449894752414,"sku":"ADS-9781399718516","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399718516.jpg?v=1769573108","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399718516","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}