Where are the grown-ups?

Badley, Ruth

ISBN 10: 1916119506 / ISBN 13: 9781916119505

Published by Inglebooks, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Where are the grown-ups?
• Publisher: Inglebooks
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1916119506
• ISBN 13: 9781916119505
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Recommended memoir on TV's SkyArts Book Club

Finalist in Memoir Category of the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards 2020

'Reading Ruth's story is like listening to a friend you know well. A deeply poignant read.' Family Tree Magazine

'I've read this book!' Jo Good, BBC Radio London

'Part history, part memoir, uncovering secrets, complex attitudes, painful memories, funny memories too - all brought together in this wonderful book.' Tony Fisher, BBC Radio Essex

'The characters are sharply etched and keenly observed.' Love East Magazine

'In the end we can only just write what we see and what we feel and you've done that beautifully.' Jason Solomons BBC Radio London

It’s never too late to say sorry. A whispered family tragedy ripples across three generations in this coming of age mother and daughter story. Sylvia is dying and her daughter, a British expat living in Dubai, recalls her childhood and the confusing relationship she had with her mother. After Sylvia’s death, she searches for explanations amongst her mother’s possessions, prompting uncomfortable childhood memories and clues to her mother’s sadness. The story moves back to London’s Jewish East End in 1930, where Rose is expecting a baby. When the natural order is disrupted, and part of our personal history is erased, who do we become? 'As children we assume our parents are perfect and complete creations, but mums and dads will inevitably misbehave, test the boundaries, make mistakes, stamp their feet and shed tears before they become the men and women they need to be.'

About the Author

Ruth Badley graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1978 and taught in secondary schools in London before moving to South Australia, where she worked in adult migrant education, specifically with Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees. Later she pursued a successful second career as a journalist and was the features writer for a UK regional newspaper group for many years. Ruth wrote and directed Just Playing for Dubai's Short and Sweet Theatre Festival in 2016. Where are the grown-ups? is her first novel. She has two adult sons and lives in rural Essex with her husband, Tim.