{"product_id":"9781760790905-secondhand-the-gloves-are-off","title":"The Gloves are Off","description":"p\u0026gt;lsquo;I can actually tell my story without the benefit of a playwright or hidden beneath the cloak of a character.' Maggie Kirkpatrick, famous for her role as The Freak in em\u0026gt;Prisoner\/em\u0026gt;, presents a no-holds-barred account of her life both on and off screen.\/p\u0026gt; p\u0026gt;In em\u0026gt;The Gloves Are Off\/em\u0026gt;, Maggie takes us on her journey from humble beginnings in a Newcastle dress shop to becoming one of Australiarsquo;s most well-known television and theatre stars. She gives us a peek behind the scenes of the television industry and the world of the theatre with insight and wit ndash; the business, the challenges and the names. Maggie also shares publicly, for the first time, the full story of her very public legal battle ndash; and the consequences of that battle that shersquo;s still living with today.\/p\u0026gt; p\u0026gt;em\u0026gt;The Gloves Are Off \/em\u0026gt;is an engaging, amusing and sometimes harrowing tale from one of the grand old dames of the Australian acting scene.\/p\u0026gt; p\u0026gt;What happens when you take a half-orphan from Newcastle with stars in her eyes eventually give her the chance to play a sadistic, psychopathic prison guard in a cult TV series for 389 episodes?\/p\u0026gt; p\u0026gt;She turns into a household name, thatrsquo;s what.\/p\u0026gt; p\u0026gt;But therersquo;s so much more to Maggie than em\u0026gt;Prisonerrsquo;s\/em\u0026gt; favourite freak Joan Ferguson. Over an acting career that spans almost six decades Maggie Kirkpatrick has established herself as one of Australiarsquo;s most respected actors with highlights that include war survivor Bridie Cartwright in em\u0026gt;Shoehorn Sonata\/em\u0026gt; and master-manipulator witch Madame Morrible in em\u0026gt;Wicked\/em\u0026gt;. Shersquo;s also been a political activist, wife, mother, grandmother and friend to some of the most renowned professionals in the entertainment industry in Australia and the U.K.\/p\u0026gt; p\u0026gt;em\u0026gt;The Gloves Are Off \/em\u0026gt;is the autobiography of a working actor, and your chance to get to know the real Maggie Kirkpatrick.\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49047319806171,"sku":"9781760790905-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e9405bcc-3982-4761-9314-bff38eeb6e16.jpg?v=1785418208","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781760790905-secondhand-the-gloves-are-off","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}