"Anyone wanting to read an advance copy of Miriam O'Callaghan's hotly anticipated memoir was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement promising not to reveal what was in it pre-publication. This is standard practice in publishing, though in the case of Life, Work, Everything it is hard to fathom why it was deemed necessary, since there is very little here that anyone could have revealed even had they wanted to."
"Suffice to say that readers coming to this book for some juicy gossip and behind-the-scenes backstabbing will be sorely disappointed. From colleagues in broadcasting down the years to the guests she has interviewed, Miriam - who has reached the iconic status of being known on the cover by her first name alone, like Madonna or Michelangelo - is effusively nice about them all."
Advance readers of Miriam O'Callaghan's memoir were required to sign non-disclosure agreements forbidding pre-publication revelations. The memoir contains minimal scandal or behind-the-scenes conflict and offers little in the way of juicy gossip. Broadcasting colleagues and interviewees are portrayed generously and with warmth. Miriam has reached iconic recognition, with her first name alone sufficing on the cover in the manner of major cultural figures. The protective NDA appears unnecessary given the restrained, deferential tone toward others. The overall impression is of a controlled, polite recounting of career and encounters rather than an exposé.
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