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Minnie Driver – Managing Expectations

As one of our most loved actors, Minnie Driver has spent her life mostly telling other people’s stories. Until now.

Minnie Driver joined us live on stage in London to transport us from her unconventional childhood to subsequent fame, sharing poignant stories and laugh-out-loud anecdotes from her life and career. It is a tale of acclaim, loss, fortitude and fortune: in short, the universal story of being human.

Praise for Minnie Driver’s Managing Expectations:

‘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 writer of true precision, wit and style… I was comforted, galvanized, touched’ – Lena Dunham

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