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- ISBN 9781914613432
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 07 Sep 2023
- Publisher: Duckworth Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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'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.
Rory Cellan-Jones was the BBC’s principal technology correspondent until 2021. He now writes an influential Substack column Always On, and through this and his Twitter account @ruskin147 he spreads awareness of technological developments in the fields of medicine and health care. Together with Jeremy Paxman and others he hosts Movers and Shakers, about Parkinson's, which won the 2024 Broadcasting Press Guild’s Podcast of the Year award. His other books are Dot.Bomb: The Rise and Fall of Dot.com Britain, Always On: Hope and Fear in the Smartphone Era and Sophie From Romania: A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog.
