Don't Stop Believin'

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Mornings when my father was busy meant Shahan and I could ride to our hearts’ content, followed by picnics with her sisters and then swimming with the horses at the beach and in the lagoon. I adored my father and think more about him now than ever before, especially when I hear classical music, which was always playing loudly in our house. Before that, we lived near the Melbourne Zoo and the move meant I would miss my former “clocks”: dawn was welcomed by the beautiful song of the exotic birds, while in the evening I would hear the roar of the lions. We all know that Olivia is a wordsmith with her songs and that has carried through to her biography. many of them are from her Seventies period and the time of Grease, which means they are out of print now.

Olivia recounts her amazing life in “Don’t Stop Believin’” with such a down-to-earth tone of optimism, hope, authenticity that I often forgot that the author was an iconic, internationally beloved star. With candour, humour and warmth, legendary musician, actress, activist, and icon Olivia Newton-John reveals her life story - from her unforgettable rise to fame in the classic musical Grease to her passionate advocacy for health and wellness in light of her battles with cancer. To her credit, she stayed in the marriage and tried to make it work for the good of the entire family. I know Olivia Newton-John likes to keep her private life out of the limelight, but when writing an autobiography, it's important to give the reader a little more details than what Don't Stop Believin' gave us.It was fun to hear about the making of Xanadu and I loved hearing about how passionate she still is to this day about singing and music in general. Eventually, Dad was asked to leave his post at the college because the administration was strict about needing a married man at the helm. The long-awaited memoir of Australia’s sweetheart, Olivia Newton-John, covering everything from Grease to her journeys with cancer to her tireless charity work. Warm, candid, and moving, Don't Stop Believin' is Olivia Newton-John's story in her own words for the very first time.

Five months after she fractured her pelvis, Newton-John is moving much better, without the help of a walker, she says. I grew up in a household that worshipped movie musicals, so Olivia Newton-John is a face and voice I’ve known well since childhood. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).I borrowed a library e-copy of this memoir on a whim and I was pleasantly surprised by Olivia's life story. In 1978, her co-starring role with John Travolta in Grease catapulted Olivia into super-stardom and to date it remains the most successful movie musical of all time. Now she is sharing her journey, from Melbourne schoolgirl to international superstar, in this deeply personal book.

Excerpt from "Don't Stop Believin': A Memoir" by Olivia Newton-John, copyright 2019 by Olivia Newton-John. In addition to her music and screen successes, Olivia was perhaps best known for her strength, courage, and grace. She even managed to laugh when I was being taught how to fish and accidentally caught my brother’s mouth with the hook! Years later, when my friend Pat and I were living in London and singing together, I would try to take up smoking again.Her ability to deal with her third bout of cancer and still keep believing is awe-inspiring and shows what a great role model she is for people who are suffering and looking for some guidance.

As for her husband's herb company, she went on and on towards the end of the book how his herbs really helped her out which is great, but again, does the reader really need the specifics and being told over and over again how helpful it was? The photo and signature have been double mounted and framed within a fabulous display in acid free mount board to an overall size of 45cm x 70cm and ready to hang on your wall.

One of the many things my mother taught me was that no matter what you’re going through in life, kindness is what will sustain you. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. I sat there knowing that this was going to be another challenging journey, but I would never stop believing that I would be okay.