A powerful, immersive and intimately candid memoir exploring the light and shade that co-exist in love, family and the arts, from celebrated stage and screen actor Heather Mitchell.'A gentle collection of musings on an extraordinary life; unpretentious and honest, full of stoic wisdom.' Tim Minchin'An extraordinary life told in tender detail, capturing triumph, love and tragedy with a beautiful humanity.' Annabel CrabbHeather Mitchell is an esteemed Australian stage and screen actor, and yet behind the scenes her real life has taken many remarkable twists and turns.Training an unflinching spotlight on her most formative memories, Heather illuminates the heartbreaking secrets, sexual encounters, family dramas and creative pursuits that have shaped her life as a woman, an actor and a mother.Told with raw candour and spellbinding lyricism, Everything and Nothing draws back the curtain on a unique and fascinating life.'Heather's perspective on life and love speaks straight to the soul. Is there anything she can't do?' Toni Collette'This book is a joy. Everything and Nothing makes you feel life more keenly.' Anna Funder