{"product_id":"9781471101823","title":"Before the Year Dot","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt sixteen I was very interested in palmistry. The fate line on my right palm had a distinct break at the age of thirty. It broke into two parts that ran for a quarter of an inch on parallel tracks. I used to look at it and wonder, 'What will happen to me when I am thirty that will change my life?' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, it was Johnny's death. But, in fact, my life was changed twice by death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune Brown is an institution - a classically trained actress and showbiz veteran, who has undoubtedly lived a full and fascinating life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the few national treasures left not to have told her story, she is much-loved for her role as the chain-smoking Dot Branning in the long-running BBC soap, EastEnders, a character she has played with dedication and skill for over 25 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the Year Dot traces her colourful childhood in Ipswich with her beloved sisters, through the war with the WRENS, to her days as a gifted stage actress trained by the likes of Laurence Olivier, Michel Saint-Denis and Glen Byam-Shaw. Her legendary tours of the Young and Old Vic Schools saw her play some of her most memorable parts and cement her acting credentials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this hugely anticipated memoir, June recounts an enthralling early life. But it is also a life marked by two deaths that changed June forever - once when she lost her beloved sister, Marise, and a second time with the loss of her adored husband, Johnny. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune Brown tells her colourful story with candour and skill, and in her own words.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031739580656,"sku":"9781471101823","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781471101823_p0.jpg?v=1763596583","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781471101823","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}