The Audacity: Why Being Too Much Is Exactly Enough

By: Katherine Ryan

Narrated by: Katherine Ryan

The instant Sunday Times best seller from the star of Netflix's The Duchess, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Your Face or Mine and host of All That Glitters.

I've come to accept that being audacious is a gift I can't escape.

People 'know' my on-stage comedy persona or my scripted ballsy characters and wrongly assume that at home, I must stomp around all day in designer dresses eviscerating those who dare to cross my path and denouncing the existence of men in general. But mostly, I'm just sat eating pickles and being nice to some dogs.

Whatever strangers think of me is fine with me. How audacious is that? I can always take a joke, I don't waste time worrying about things I can't control and I have zero anxiety. I embrace the reality that you just can't please everyone, so you might as well put yourself out there and have a laugh. As my mother always said, 'Katherine, if we all liked the same thing, we'd all be married to your father'.

I'm often asked how I developed my lurid level of courage and assurance and for tips on how others can match. The Audacity is my chance to share my blueprint for just that. You will learn:

• How to become the most popular girl in school.
• How to waste all your money on designer dogs.
• How to attract toxic men...and keep them interested!

And so much more.... Plus, secrets! Secrets are my favourite things to be told and I figured I'd better tell a few juicy ones myself. Why not? No matter what I do, there will always be something about me that reads as simply, outrageously audacious. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

As if that wasn't enough, this audiobook includes exclusive content from my mum, Julie McCarthy. It's amazing. It's like a book within the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Katherine Ryan (P)2021 Bonnier Books UK

Happy and Thoughtful

Mde my everyday showertime. Funny and easy to listen to, with witty thoughts in between.

Heyhey

Love her audacity! Make me wanna live up to my full potential
Katherine wouldn’t know but damn girl you have a huge fan even in south korea! Lova ya

Beautiful, Touching, and Deeply Funny

TV's Katherine Ryan is just so funny, both her writing and her narrating style had me laughing out loud on buses, trains, and the occasional walk around the neighborhood (basically, anywhere that could get me odd looks from strangers). She navigates the more serious topics with grace and humor, without ever seeming insensitive. Her mum's part is also really beautiful, and her delivery is so similar to Katherine's that it's impossible to ignore the (possibly bidirectional) influence. I highly recommend this audiobook, and will definitely listen to it again (and again and again and again).

Perfect

This was such a relaxing and touching book to listen to. Both Katherine Ryan and Julia McCarthy are great narrators. Would recommend to everyone.

Katherine is refreshing

I don’t usually like Katherine’s comedy much. I sort of tolerate her as a guest on panel shows like Mock The Week and Big Fat Quiz, and don’t watch her standup at all, but found myself really enjoying her podcast, Telling Everybody Everything because I enjoy hearing about her family life and experience as a mother and wife, and find her advice to listeners who write in to the show genuine and insightful - wise, even. That is what made me buy this book. It’s light and enjoyable, and interesting to hear a bit about her early life in Sarnia, arrival in Great Britain, birth of her daughter Violet, comedy career beginnings, and finally reuniting with and marrying Bobby K. She has a few interesting little insights into a friend, Jimmy Carr’s personality, that I haven’t seen on screen, too. Definitely a more enjoyable life account than Milf by Paloma Faith which I listened to just before this (which was mostly complaining about how hard life, and being a mother is).