The Untold Story of Audrey Hepburn: Alexander Walker, Jr.

Harvey Rosten: Exactly as described, very pleased but not read yet.

United Kingdom on Jul 25, 2022

patricia mary harrison: This was an inspiring read and showed remarkable courage of the Dutch people under German occupation. As a child Audrey lived through some terrible times and yet rose above those difficulties to bring great pleasure to many people as an actress. In her work as an ambassador for UNICEF she had a particular understanding of what it meant to be hungry.

United Kingdom on Oct 25, 2021

mansour: Bought this book as a gift for my Audrey Obsessed Niece
At this price point you would expect something decent but NO thats not what i got
the cover was disgraceful and totally unable to be gifted it was a bad ripped photo copy
badly covered in plastic and sticky tape i seriously cover my kids school books better then this
Very disappointed would not recommend

Australia on Feb 10, 2021

Colin Mckenzie: Pleased with item. Bought as early Christmas present for my daughter, who is a fan of movie icons. Sure she will love it.

United Kingdom on Oct 23, 2020

Christel Garcia: Bought this for myself... I prefer books to the kindle...

United States on Jul 18, 2019

James N: I'm not someone who usually chooses biographies to read, however, having become fascinated by Audrey Hepburn's early movies I wanted to find out more about this wonderful actress. And this book proved to be an excellent choice. It is extremely informative and, more importantly for me, written in a style which is easy to read and also actually made me laugh out loud in places. The writer has an excellent turn of phrase which can puncture the most self-obsessed actor or lighten the saddest of episodes.

The only downside for me, in this paperback edition, was the relatively poor reproduction of the photographs. Then again, there are so many high quality photos available online it doesn't really matter.

I shall definitely be seeking out other works by this author.

United Kingdom on Dec 21, 2018

LSPalm: The book arrived as started. I am very interested in Audrey's life as I love her films. I'm sure I will enjoy reading it.

United States on Dec 12, 2016

Mic: I didn't know anything about Audrey, but after watching a movie, I purchased this book. I thought it was well written and informative. Pleased with the purchase.

United States on Aug 13, 2015

Consuelo T. Gabriel: I would encourage any Audrey Hepburn fan to read this book. The story of this beautiful courageous woman, is comprehensively chronicled by Alexander Walker. You feel like you are making a journey with Audrey as so many untold disclosures of her life history are revealed. Great read ~

United States on May 25, 2015

Lostinbooks: The author seems to have done scrupulous research, particularly with regard to Hepburn's early years. However, this bio contains more conjecture and fewer direct quotes from Hepburn "insiders" than the Barry Paris book. It also goes into more detail about her early career, her parent's fascist connections, and her relationships with her costars and husbands. Curiously, her adult relationship with her mother is largely ignored by the author.

It's entirely possible that Walker had less cooperation from Hepburn's friends, family and associates, because this book is somewhat less flattering than the Barry Paris bio. For example, Walker makes no bones (bad pun) about her alleged off and on battle with anorexia, while Paris blows the rumors off.

The author makes one egregious ommission; he fails to note Hepburn's last work, the superb Gardens of the World series for PBS. He notes only a "coffee table book" by that title for which he says Hepburn wrote the text. As she did not write the script for the series, it's unlikely that she would have written the text for any companion book. Gardens of the World does not even appear in the book's index! For credibility's sake,...

United States on Mar 30, 2005