Author:Pauline Quirke
Pauline Quirke was a skinny child, a slim teenager, a curvy woman, then - according to her bathroom scales (curse them) - just plain fat. Yes, the 'F' word. Tipping the scales at nearly 20 stone, with creaking knees and a dodgy ankle to boot, at the beginning of 2011 Pauline had reached a crisis point. Something had to change, and fast.
It was never going to be an easy ride, but with her trademark warmth and sense of humour, Pauline recounts the highs and lows of the rollercoaster year in which she whips herself, and her life, into shape - with a fair few tales from her celebrated forty-year acting career thrown into the bargain. She reveals all: from the strain of working long hours away from home on one of Britain's most popular soaps to renewing her wedding vows and reuniting with her Birds of a Feather co-stars; from battling the bulge and facing the naysayers to rediscovering the joys of airline travel . . . without a seatbelt extension.
Honest and revealing, Where Have I Gone? is brimming with brilliantly funny anecdotes and truly moving moments. So put your feet up and join Pauline as she embarks on the most incredible year of her life.
Funny, moving and brimming with anecdotes and honesty, we loved this inspirational story.
—— CloserQuirke relates her year-long battle to gain control of her weight . . . also recalling the highs and lows of her 40-year acting career with characteristic humour and honesty.
—— ChoiceTurner comes across as courageous, optimistic, big-hearted and generous
—— Sunday TimesFascinating, dramatic, surprising
—— OK! MagazineAn honest, thoughtful and touching reflection on a full and fulfilling life
—— Sunday ExpressThe stories are remarkable.
—— The Times, Books of the YearJoltingly raw.
—— A Celebrity best book of the year, The GuardianI'll never forget the first time I saw Tina perform . . . Never in my life saw a woman so powerful, so fearless
—— BeyonceShe's a phoenix rising from the ashes.
—— David BowieThe great chronicler of Hollywood in the late twentieth century turns his critical eye to the cinema and television of the twenty first. Essential reading
—— Colin MacCabeA bold, witty, and brilliantly argued analysis of the role pop culture has played in the rise of American extremism
—— Ruth ReichlYour book was . . . like a bag of pot, with me saying, 'I'm not gonna smoke.' But I was insatiable
—— Quentin Tarantino on EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS