New book following her Dirty Dancing hit

Katy Brand is writing a book celebrating Mary Poppins.

Practically Perfect: Life Lessons From Mary Poppins is a follow-up to last year’s , I Carried A Watermelon, about her love for Dirty Dancing and how its positive messages influenced her life.

According to the blurb, in the new book ‘Katy will explore how we can apply some much-needed advice from Mary Poppins to our everyday lives. Covering themes as broad as mental health, our need for fantasy, feminism, and family, her life lessons are interwoven with a satisfying amount of geekery in the form of film analysis, interviews, and insider knowledge.’ 

Meanwhile, Brand told industry website The Bookseller: ‘Since I was eight years old, Mary Poppins has fascinated and beguiled me. 

‘She’s confident, cocky and completely in control. So, I am thrilled to be taking a deep look at the film, the books, and the legend that is Mary Poppins, and finding out what life lessons she can teach us.’

Practically Perfect: Life Lessons From Mary Poppins is again published by HQ, and will be released on October 15. 

• Order Practically Perfect: Life Lessons from Mary Poppins here. Meanwhile, I Carried a Watermelon is out in paperback next month. Order here.

Published: 24 Apr 2020