Melanie Sykes has been a face on our screens, a voice on our radios for nearly thirty years. As a presenter and broadcaster people turned to her for her humour, her honesty and insight. But between all the interviews and chat shows, is a life unseen, a story unsaid.
Her journey – from up north to down south, from Manchester to LA and via London, Paris and India, and through the eye of the storm of celebrity culture is a rollercoaster ride. Sex, drugs and rock and roll, certainly, but also brass bands and ice cream vans, broken hearts and healing adventures – a search not for fame but for freedom.
Her autism diagnosis in midlife has supercharged that journey – and means this isn’t a story just of breakdown, but of breakthrough. Funny, furious and gloriously frank, this is a book that lifts the lid on being a woman in the media, navigating relationships, and being a neurodivergent person speaking up in a neurotypical world. Illuminated is Melanie, in her own inimitable voice.
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- Authors:
- Sykes, Melanie
- Year Published:
- 2023
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- Illustrations Note:
- 16 col plates (8pp)
- ISBN:
- 9780008591472
- Number of Pages:
- 304
- Publication Date:
- 27/04/2023
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780008591472