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'There are a lot of good things about getting older. When you’re young you want everyone to like you and to make an impression. When you’re old you don’t give a damn.' Kate Turkington is fearless and fun, even now in her 80s. Actually, more so! From the war-worn East End of London to raising a young family in a remote part of eastern Nigeria and then building a career as one of SA's most loved broadcasters, Kate's story is remarkable and revealing. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You will cheer. And you may well be shocked.
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 11, 2018
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October 14, 2018
I was gifted this book at ORT airport the evening before setting off on my ‘next’ adventure: 2 years in North Africa. I though I lived an adventurous life … then I read Mrs Turkington’s book and I was humbled.
I kept making excuses for myself as I read this book: times were different, safer, less complicated. Were they really? What is so ‘less complicated’ about being evacuated from your parents and home at the age of 4...
Yes, we don’t know what happens behind other people’s front door, and I am of the opinion there are no families without some sort of difficulties. This book proved it again.
I believe that all people are interesting and everyone has a story but people like Kate Turkington blows my theory out of the water. Clearly there are people in a category all of their own and I think Kate Turkington is Marketing Manager for that category.
If I could have lunch with 1 person - i choose Kate Turkington!!!!!
I kept making excuses for myself as I read this book: times were different, safer, less complicated. Were they really? What is so ‘less complicated’ about being evacuated from your parents and home at the age of 4...
Yes, we don’t know what happens behind other people’s front door, and I am of the opinion there are no families without some sort of difficulties. This book proved it again.
I believe that all people are interesting and everyone has a story but people like Kate Turkington blows my theory out of the water. Clearly there are people in a category all of their own and I think Kate Turkington is Marketing Manager for that category.
If I could have lunch with 1 person - i choose Kate Turkington!!!!!
October 25, 2020
Kate’s view of life splashes onto the pages with a mix of wit, honesty, and outrageous contrasts.
It coaxed memories out of me out of a time where I could just experience the world without having to restrain myself or put a PR label on my behaviour.
It was refreshing, and I felt nostalgic and sometimes a little giddy walking through her world.
If I smile a little too much, it is because I am laughing through the pages at little naughty gems of memories that I wouldn’t ell my parents or children about.
Thank you for a refreshing read.
It coaxed memories out of me out of a time where I could just experience the world without having to restrain myself or put a PR label on my behaviour.
It was refreshing, and I felt nostalgic and sometimes a little giddy walking through her world.
If I smile a little too much, it is because I am laughing through the pages at little naughty gems of memories that I wouldn’t ell my parents or children about.
Thank you for a refreshing read.
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