The Life in My Years

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Classical & Opera, Opera, Performing Arts
Cover of the book The Life in My Years by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley, Oberon Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Virginia McKenna, Joanna Lumley ISBN: 9781783194421
Publisher: Oberon Books Publication: January 1, 2014
Imprint: Oberon Books Language: English
Author: Virginia McKenna, Joanna Lumley
ISBN: 9781783194421
Publisher: Oberon Books
Publication: January 1, 2014
Imprint: Oberon Books
Language: English

Virginia McKenna starred in some of the most popular and enduring movies of our time, among them Carve Her Name With Pride, A Town Like Alice and Born Free, in which she played opposite her husband, Bill Travers. After Born Free both actors were at the peak of their careers, but the film and all it still stands for changed their lives. Its powerful message stayed with them, and so began a worldwide campaign to save animals from commercial exploitation, "imprisonment" in zoos and loss of their natural habitat.

At the heart of this book is a cry for change in attitude - to respect nature and all that it provides. Virginia McKenna has pushed aside the glamour of movie stardom, the West End and Broadway where she starred in major shows like The King and I and A Little Night Music. Instead she focuses relentlessly on her personal mission with the Born Free Foundation or the plight of orphaned children across the world.

Through the prism of memory a lifetime of experiences, ecstatic, amusing or tragic have flooded back in the form of anecdotes, meditations and poems to form this book.

This book will inspire anyone who cares about the future of the planet and all the creatures dependent on it, including human beings.

Part of the proceeds from each book sold will go to support Born Free Foundation campaigns.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Virginia McKenna starred in some of the most popular and enduring movies of our time, among them Carve Her Name With Pride, A Town Like Alice and Born Free, in which she played opposite her husband, Bill Travers. After Born Free both actors were at the peak of their careers, but the film and all it still stands for changed their lives. Its powerful message stayed with them, and so began a worldwide campaign to save animals from commercial exploitation, "imprisonment" in zoos and loss of their natural habitat.

At the heart of this book is a cry for change in attitude - to respect nature and all that it provides. Virginia McKenna has pushed aside the glamour of movie stardom, the West End and Broadway where she starred in major shows like The King and I and A Little Night Music. Instead she focuses relentlessly on her personal mission with the Born Free Foundation or the plight of orphaned children across the world.

Through the prism of memory a lifetime of experiences, ecstatic, amusing or tragic have flooded back in the form of anecdotes, meditations and poems to form this book.

This book will inspire anyone who cares about the future of the planet and all the creatures dependent on it, including human beings.

Part of the proceeds from each book sold will go to support Born Free Foundation campaigns.

More books from Oberon Books

Cover of the book From Word to Play: A Textual Handbook for Directors and Actors by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Great Apes by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Oliver Twist by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Echo's End by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Slowly/Hurts Given and Received by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Come On Home by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Twist of Gold by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Martyr by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book On Freedom by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book The Magistrate by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Feet of Clay by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Moormaid by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Trad by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Run/Don't Run & Mission by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
Cover of the book Every Brilliant Thing by Virginia  McKenna, Joanna Lumley
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy