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    Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays
    Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays
    Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays
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    Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays

    Written by Minnie Driver

    Narrated by Minnie Driver

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    A charming, poignant, and mesmerizing memoir in essays from beloved actor and natural-born storyteller Minnie Driver, chronicling the way life works out even when it doesn’t.

    In this intimate, beautifully crafted collection, Driver writes and narrates with disarming charm and candor about her bohemian upbringing between England and Barbados; her post-university travails and triumphs—from being the only student in her acting school not taken on by an agent to being discovered at a rave in a muddy field in the English countryside; shooting to fame in one of the most influential films of the 1990s and being nominated for an Academy Award; and finding the true light of her life, her son. She chronicles her unconventional career path, including the time she gave up on acting to sell jeans in Uruguay, her journey as a single parent, and the heartbreaking loss of her mother. 

    Like Lena Dunham in Not That Kind of Girl, Gabrielle Union in We’re Going to Need More Wine and Patti Smith in Just Kids, Driver writes with razor-sharp humor and grace as she explores navigating the depths of failure, fighting for success, discovering the unmatched wonder and challenge of motherhood, and wading through immeasurable grief. Effortlessly charming, deeply funny, personal, and honest, Managing Expectations reminds us of the way life works out—even when it doesn’t.

    Also included at the end of this audiobook is a conversation between Minnie Driver her friend Emma Forrest.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateMay 3, 2022
    ISBN9780063115330
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    Minnie Driver

    Minnie Driver is an English and American actress, singer, and songwriter whose films include Circle of Friends, GoldenEye, Big Night, Grosse Pointe Blank, Sleepers, Ella Enchanted, The Phantom of the Opera, and most recently, the Amazon Original film Cinderella. For her role as Skylar in Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting, she was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has also starred in several television series, including The Riches, for which she received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, Speechless, Will and Grace, and Amazon’s Modern Love. She has also recorded three albums, Everything I’ve Got in My Pocket , Seastories, and Ask Me To Dance all of which received considerable critical acclaim. She lives in Los Angeles.

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    • 4/5
      I loved hearing Minnie's story in her voice. It was very well written. I gave it 4 stars only for all the f-bombs she dropped. Her mom was right, she can (& does) use smarter words.
    • 5/5
      Great writing! Love the essay format—it suits her wonderful storytelling.
    • 5/5
      This was really beautiful. Minnie Driver is a fantastic storyteller.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable, refreshing and unexpected. Particularly enjoyed the fact that Minnie read the audio book herself. Would recommend.
    • 5/5
      One of the best memoirs I have ever read. Period.
    • 4/5
      This book exceeded my expectations. It is beautifully written and candid. The stories of Driver’s childhood and early adulthood are universal in many of the inner struggles faced. I recommend this book!
    • 4/5
      “Two things can be true. It can be sad and amazing. It can be difficult and rare. Why would happiness only have happiness in it? It’s got so many other things in it.”

      I adore celebrity memoirs and was excited to delve into this one to learn more about Minnie Driver. We all know her from Good Will Hunting, but she has scores of credits to her name and now add author!

      Minnie has written a beautiful book and expertly weaves stories about her life from childhood to now. She shares difficulties of her life, struggles of adolescence, and how she rose to fame as an actress. The one theme that really resonated with me was the notion of two things can be true. It’s not always black and white or binary, but sometimes life is beautiful and hard or happy and sad. I think that is something we should all keep in mind and accept as a part of life. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.

      I wanted to give a big thank you to Minnie Driver and team & HarperOne Books for allowing me the opportunity to read and review this book!