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'Gloria Hunniford's daughter, TV presenter Caron Keating, was 34 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Initially she was declared in the clear but the cancer came back, despite her attempts to fight it off with every therapy going. She died aged 41.
This is Gloria's account of Caron's life. It is outstanding from the beginning ... feels painfully truthful but is utterly absorbing. It does make you cry - endlessly. It is about the difficult bond between mothers and daughters ... about what happens to a family when one of its members gets taken over by a disease. Gloria's honesty in writing this book is extraordinary ... both Caron and Gloria come across as amazingly strong, loving and inspiring characters' Daily Express
'We see Caron as a daughter, a sister, a wife, a friend and a mother - but most of all as a fighter. This is not a story of illness and death rather it's a beautiful, emotional celebration of an extraordinary life that sadly ended far too soon. A beautiful read' Daily Record
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Gloria Hunniford was born in Northern Ireland and was the first woman to have her own daily radio show on BBC Radio 2, which she presented for twelve years until 1994. She had her own television chat programme, Sunday Sunday, on London Weekend Television. She has appeared on and presented numerous shows including Gloria Live, This Morning, Holiday, Songs of Praise and Open House with Gloria which gave Channel Five some of its highest ever ratings. She has won several prestigious awards, including TV Personality of the Year, Radio Personality of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement Award, and has an Honorary Doctorate from Queen's University Belfast. Alongside Caron she has two sons - Paul and Michael - is married to Steven and between them they have eight grandchildren.
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117 of 121 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I like many others grew up watching Caron Keating on Blue Peter and watched her come across with warmth, honesty and a real love for what she was doing, and as with everyone it was with real sadness and suprise when she died last year.
Initially I was surprised that this book had been written by Gloria as Caron appeared such a deeply private person, however, having read the book - the incerpts from Caron's private diary do appear to indicate that Caron wanted her story told.
This book is above all a celebration of a young life cut far too short by a cruel disease. This book is amazingly written, detailing the many different ways Caron fought to beat her disease.
I went through all sorts of emotions reading it - upset, guilty, angry - and above all if left me in awe of an amazing lady who did everything she could to stay with us.
Having read this I now understand why Gloria decided to write this book and I urge you to read it too.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I couldn't put the book down. I was bought the book as a present and I bought the book as a present. ( for the same person) As Gloria told her story it was obvious how much she loved and cared for the daughter, but I felt that Caron was often behaving in a very selfish way. Her family deserve medals for not only going through the emotional aspect of the illness but for putting up with Caron's often wacky methods of treatement that she thought could heal her. And then when tratment was attempted had she left it too late? It must have been incredibly difficult for Gloria to tell this story, and from reading about Caron's early days she appeared to be rather spoilt then too. I do hope that the family will remember the good times and pray that her two boys will always have golden memories of Caron.I hope that Russ will behappy in whatever he decides to do in the future. My heart goes out to him.
61 of 67 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I agree with the other reviewers in that this is incredibly moving and I too cried at some parts. It is uplifting in places and worth a read. However I have some criticism of the book. I wasn't banking on quite so much information about Gloria herself and her marriage and career. I thought it would just be about Caron so I skimmed through most of that. There wasn't that much information about her treatments either which is what I was personally interested in. Caron gave up on the orthadox way and opted for more holistic healing, but its obvious Gloria didn't really agree with this and it comes across as a bit scathing and critical. I didn't really enjoy the book on the whole mainly because I failed to identify with Caron herself. I thought she came across as very self indulgent. She took herself off to Australia alone and left her little boys, she refused to have her second breast off as she couldn't face being "maimed", she refused medical treatment believing she could heal herself. None of this is how I would react and I couldn't help but think how lucky she was to have a husband who could pay for all these holistic treatments, she was having 5/6 a day. I felt it was a terrible waste of life and having 2 small boys myself I was crying my eyes out at the passages written by Caron about the boys growing up without her, but I didn't identify with her reaction and I was disappointed about the lack of information given about her treatments.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A story about how an angel got her wings
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Since Caron Keating maintained her privacy throughout her battle with cancer, her death came as quite a shock to me.
I had so many questions. Read more
Since Caron Keating maintained her privacy throughout her battle with cancer, her death came as quite a shock to me.
I had so many questions. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pamela
A very personal, intimate book.
I was surprised when Gloria Hunniford published this book because I had read that Caron Keating didn't want to be defined by her cancer. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Camilla Macaulay
Well Written but Confused .........................
Have read this book three times to see if I could be more sympathetic towards Caron's attitude to her illness. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Nel
Good Book - Found Uplifting Read - as I a mother aged 42
I enjoyed this book and think it was written very well and told the story of a young mother and her family dealing with a devastating illness. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mrs. C. E. Holmes
Slighly Disappointed
Bought as a present for a bereaved relative who had read and enjoyed Gloria Hunniford's subsequent book ("Always with You")ref her experience of bereavement regarding Caron's... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2009 by Mr. P. F. Myerscough
A moving account of Caron Keating's battle through cancer
I used to consider myself as a resilient reader unable to be moved by emotion when reading until I picked this book up. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2007 by Ms. V. L. Seymour
A beautiful and loving tribute.
Gloria Hunniford does Caron proud in this wonderful book that depicts Caron's life.
It would have been all too easy for Gloria to show the readers only the most positive... Read more
It would have been all too easy for Gloria to show the readers only the most positive... Read more
Published on 29 May 2007 by Jules
Brutally honest, written from the heart.
A biography-esque book that looks at life through different perspectives. On one hand you find a loving mum telling the story how she saw it and on the other the daughters version... Read more
Published on 9 April 2007 by Simon
Disappointing
I was eager to read this book but it actually told the reader very little of breast cancer. I also think the title was a misnomer as having read the book Caron was not at all... Read more
Published on 2 April 2007 by Suffragette City
A special book about a special lady.
There was always something about Caron that made you want to watch her on tv.She had a lovely way about her and you could tell that family life was important to her. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2006 by popsie
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