Past-It Notes

Life the Lipman way is always unexpected and the hilarious and witty way inwhich she recalls her adventures and misadventures has made her a bestsellingauthor a... » 

Life the Lipman way is always unexpected and the hilarious and witty way inwhich she recalls her adventures and misadventures has made her a bestsellingauthor and national treasure. Pastit Notes is the ultimate Maureen Lipmancollection drawing on choice material from her six previous books revisitedand reworked laced with a heady dose of extremely funny new autobiographicalmaterial. Pastit Notes is packed with beguiling showbiz anecdotes wonderfulstories eccentric characters bizarre situations and memorable encounters recalled and recorded with gusto and relish including affectionaterecollections of her late husband the playwright Jack Rosenthal and of hermother and Muse the inimitable Zelma. From entertaining the neighbours at theage of four with impressions of Alma Cogan to entertaining the nation on TVfrom struggling with her laptop to filmroles and awardwinning stage triumphsas diverse as The Pianist and Oklahoma and not forgetting her iconic creationBeattie star of thirty five British Telecom commercials Maureen combinesstories of her whirlwind professional life and confessions of the chaos thatoften threatens to engulf her personal life with a style and wit that isutterly and uniquely her own. Thank the Lord for Maureen Lipman...she is fastbecoming a national treasure. She has a lightness of touch that glides over thepoignant and the hilarious with elegance and gives voice to a generation thatis increasingly and lamentably overlooked. Sunday Express Born in Hullactress Maureen Lipman has written six bestselling books the most recentbeing Lip Reading. She has won numerous awards for her television andtheatrical work including the Laurence Olivier and Variety Club of GreatBritain Awards. «