Is That You, Petula? : An Autobiography

Omtale

Chart sensation in US, UK and France, West End and Broadway legend, TV and film star, global entertainment icon Petula Clark tells her extraordinary personal story for the first time in this long-awaited autobiography. Petula Clark has had a life, and career, like nobody else. She has sung to wartime troops, been a 1950s British child star, become a European musical icon, and then conquered America with chart-topping singles such as 'Downtown'. This international superstar of music, stage and screen has illuminated both major Hollywood movies and iconic stage musicals. Along the way, Petula has sung to US presidents, dined with Frank Sinatra and watched him pull out a gun, danced through fields of cow dung with Fred Astaire, politely rebuffed Elvis Presley's advances, and been one of thirteen maids of honour at Liza Minnelli and David Gest's wedding... all dressed in black. Yet, like everybody, her life has not always been easy. Petula talks candidly of a sometimes difficult childhood and troubled adolesence, and of a family life that was not always what it seemed. She reflects on learning the art of pretending that things are OK when they're really not. Why did John Lennon, at his legendary bed-in for peace with Yoko, ask 'Is that You, Petula?' The answer is just one of the many extraordinary stories in this honest, intimate, and unforgettable autobiography. Here is Petula Clark, a resilient and unique figure in popular culture, telling you her spectacular story, in her own words.