Rosemary Ackland began writing her diary in 1945, aged just fifteen. For the next fifty eight years, through thick and thin, she continued to write. Even after the tragic onset of Motor Neurone disease, which left her mute and immobile, her diary was still an outlet - in fact, then more than ever.Her simple, heartfelt jottings were never intended for an audience. But, during her last days, as he helped her hold a pen, her husband Joss read her words for the first time. Deeply moved by her lifetime's recollections he asked her consent to publish them and she nodded.My Better Half and Me weaves together Rosemary's diaries with Joss's commentary to tell an extraordinary love-story over fifty years. Their life together was remarkably full. At first they lived on a shoestring, struggling to bring up their new family with Joss's paycheques as a young actor. Once Joss's career took off their lives became a dynamic whirl of tours across the country. But they remained an extremely close knit family, with their lives were shaped by their seven children, from the tragic, untimely death of their eldest son to the birth of their grandchildren.Above all, this intimate and candid story, shows how lucky they were to have each other. In turbulent times they were each other's rock. Theirs was a true old fashioned romance.
- ISBN:
- 9780091930615
- 9780091930615
- Category:
- Autobiography: arts & entertainment
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 15-08-2009
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Ebury Publishing
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions (mm):
- 238x161x29mm
- Weight:
- 0.59kg
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