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Ruskin Park
Sylvia, Me and the BBC
Author: Rory Cellan-Jones
Narrator: Rory Cellan-Jones
Unabridged: 8 hr
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Duckworth Books
Published: 09/07/2023
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Women, History, Social History
Synopsis
'A captivating family detective story and a poignant social history of Britain.' - Observer
After an isolated childhood of silence and secrets, Rory Cellan-Jones (broadcaster, Parkinson's podcaster and Sophie-the-rescue-dog owner) began a journey of discovery. Although he knew he was the child of a love affair between colleagues at the BBC, it wasn’t until his mother died and left him a file labelled 'For Rory' that he understood the true scandal and sadness of his parents' relationship, and the reasons for his fatherless upbringing.
A compelling, tender and emotive memoir of his difficult but ultimately heroic mother, Ruskin Park is also a tribute to an entire generation of women who were never given the chance to realise their potential.
'Ruskin Park is so much more than a memoir. It is a tribute to an individual woman and a whole generation and class.' - Justin Webb, Sunday Times 'Ruskin Park is Rory Cellan-Jones's touching tribute to both his parents, but particularly to the mother he came to know more fully from the letters she left behind' - Daily Mail
'Ruskin Park is so much more than a memoir. It is a tribute to an individual woman and a whole generation and class.' - Justin Webb, Sunday Times 'Ruskin Park is Rory Cellan-Jones's touching tribute to both his parents, but particularly to the mother he came to know more fully from the letters she left behind' - Daily Mail
