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I admit it. I wasn't a big Sound of Music fan. However, someone I know recommended this book to me and I decided to read it. My oldest daughter (31) has always loved SoM so I thought that if nothing else, she would probably like it. Well, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Unlike many "sour grapes" types of books, this one gave plenty of trade secrets all done in a very nice way. Even the negative parts were said optimistically. Maybe others will want the dirt, but I wanted to come away actually liking SoM. Now that I've read the book, I want to see it again. Charmian has a very readable style, so one can easily pick it up and leave it without losing continuity. If you want gossip fodder, this isn't the right book. This just tells what it was like to work on the movie and what happened to the people afterward. I read one review that said she didn't talk enough about Julie Andrews. For one thing, the book is called "Forever Liesl," not "Forever Maria." For another, she makes it clear that she really didn't get to know Ms. Andrews. Therefore, there wasn't much to tell. The absolute spirit of camaraderie which existed and still exists among the "children" in the movie rings out loud and clear. I really felt like I knew how it must have been on the set. For SoM fans, I give this book an "Excellent" rating. However, for ebay purposes I gave it a "Good" rating because it's not a book which is a "must read" for everyone--just those who want to get away for a little while and go back to the mid-1960s.Read full review
I bought this book for my sister. She had purchased it previously and LOVED the book but her copy was accidentally lost and it was one of her favorite books so I was thrilled to be able to find a copy on E-bay and present her a replacement book.
For anyone that loves The Sound of Music, this book gives very interesting background of the making of the movie. It was done beautifully! Kept me intrigued throughout the entire book! Loved it!
loved to hear about her life and my wonderful movie sound of music great book great book her life is interesting and so are the other actors.
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