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Fathers and Sons
Richard Madeley
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Description for Fathers and Sons
Paperback. A remarkably honest and moving account of fathering over the past century, with a particular focus on Richard Madeley's own turbulent family history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages colour plates. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Richard Madeley is fascinated by the speed of change in family life and how being a father has changed since the time of his father and grandfather. InFathers & Sons, Richard looks back at his own family to illustrate just how far British men's relationships with their sons have moved.
Richard's grandfather had a childhood of almost unimaginable betrayal and sadness. His family abandoned him as a child to older relatives and emigrated without telling him. He grew up in a miserable situation and without any positive parenting role models yet managed to marry and have a son ... Read more
Richard Madeley is fascinated by the speed of change in family life and how being a father has changed since the time of his father and grandfather. InFathers & Sons, Richard looks back at his own family to illustrate just how far British men's relationships with their sons have moved.
Richard's grandfather had a childhood of almost unimaginable betrayal and sadness. His family abandoned him as a child to older relatives and emigrated without telling him. He grew up in a miserable situation and without any positive parenting role models yet managed to marry and have a son ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847391063
SKU
V9781847391063
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Richard Madeley
Richard Madeley left school at 16 to be a cub reporter on his local paper. By 19 he was a deputy editor, and that same year joined BBC local radio in the newsroom. He went on to work as a reporter/presenter for Border Television, Yorkshire Television (where he covered the Peter Sutcliffe serial murders) and Granada Television, meeting fellow reporter ... Read more
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