A memoir by Joan Plowright, the actress who was Laurence Olivier's third and last wife. She tells of her upbringing, her education at drama school, her work at the Royal Court and her acting, and covers her meeting with Olivier and the ups and downs of being married to him.

Joan Plowright was already a rising star when she met Olivier, then married to Vivien Leigh, who thanks to Gone with the Wind, was one of the country's best-known actresses. Here she talks intimately about life with Olivier and the career that has continued to flourish since his death.