Turner's Turn: A disarmingly honest memoir by Geraldine Turner Paperback Book

Description: Turner's Turn by Geraldine Turner Geraldine Turner shares poignant stories of her relationship with her parents and siblings and the many years of commitment required to make it to the top. She describes frankly the highs and disappointments of a life in show business, the challenge of maintaining personal relationships alongside a demanding schedule of rehearsals and performanc... FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Geraldine Turner is one of Australia s most renowned stars of the stage, but growing up in Brisbane in the 1950s and 1960s in a dysfunctional family fraught with alcohol abuse, violence and mental health issues, Geraldine could hardly have imagined the places her talent would take her and the esteem in which she would one day be held.Turner shares poignant stories of her relationship with her parents and siblings and the many years of commitment required to make it to the top.She describes frankly the highs and disappointments of a life in show business, the challenge of maintaining personal relationships alongside a demanding schedule of rehearsals and performances, as well as the rivalries and camaraderie amongst those who have made the stage their life.Geraldine Turner s career has seen her star in acclaimed Australian productions of great musicals including Chicago and Anything Goes and Stephen Sondheim works including Sweeney Todd, Company and Into the Woods, which led to an enduring friendship with the great composer.Turners Turn is Geraldine Turner s story which is a fascinating page turner.A disarmingly honest memoir. Author Biography Geraldine Gail Turner OAM (born 23 June 1950 in Brisbane, Australia) is an Australian actress and singer. She has been a leading performer in Australian musical theatre since the 1970s, and has also been active in plays, recordings, film, and television. Turner was born and raised in Brisbane. Her career in performance began at an early age. As a child, Turner appeared in productions of Aladdin and The Sleeping Princess, and as a performer on the local television variety program Cottees Happy Hour. She trained in classical ballet and classical singing. Table of Contents Foreword 71 Time and Time Again 92 Now I See 243 Why Cant You Behave? 354 And Her Mother Came Too 405 Easy to be Hard 436 I Want to Be Happy 487 How Much of the Dream Comes True? 608 I Know a Girl 729 If Love Were All 8610 Sometimes Im Happy 9311 Always True to You in My Fashion 10812 The Gypsy in Me 12013 Moments in the Woods 13014 Never Too Late For Love 13515 There is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast 14216 Once in a Blue Moon 14817 Loose Ends 15418 New Sun in the Sky 16119 One Life To Live 16820 No Time At All 17721 Looking for the Light 184 Description for Sales People Geraldine Turner- being a fabulous theatre performer Details ISBN1760794430 Author Geraldine Turner Publisher New Holland Publishers Format Paperback Pages 256 Year 2022 ISBN-13 9781760794439 Publication Date 2022-04-16 Imprint New Holland Publishers Place of Publication Frenchs Forest, NSW Country of Publication Australia NZ Release Date 2022-04-16 Subtitle A disarmingly honest memoir Audience General AU Release Date 2022-04-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139549238;

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