Dying of Politeness

Geena Davis is an American actor, advocate for gender equality, executive producer, and former model. She is the recipient of an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for a British Academy Film Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Praise for Dying of Politeness:

'Candid, self-deprecating and vastly entertaining.... Davis's frank appraisal of her psychological and physical merits, and demerits, is not only disarming, but likely to strike a chord with many of her readers' The Times, Peter Sheridan

'Her combination of humour and self-deprecation is immediately appealing' The Observer, BOOK OF THE DAY

'A marvellous memoir... an endearing and inspiring account of one "offbeat" woman finding her own voice... I'm often bored by the second half of celebrity memoirs, but Davis's just keeps building momentum. It's a real-life feel-good movie, in which the downtrodden heroine finds her power. She guards her privacy without ever getting pompous or dull. If you want to know about the pimples on Brad Pitt's bum, then she'll spill. If you want to know how she conceived her kids at 47? Back off, that's her business... I closed her book with the firm conviction that she's the celebrity I'd most like to hang out with' Daily Telegraph

'Entertaining... After decades of silently seething, Thelma & Louise star Geena Davis lifts the lid on Hollywood sexism' Daily Express

'The book's a blast... it really is a supremely jolly read' The Times, Polly Vernon

'Brilliant... read it cover to cover. Absolutely awesome'
Chris Evans

'Davis is truly inspiring, and her book is warm and relatable' Woman's Weekly