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Gloria Hunniford
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8 Jun 2006

'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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  • Paperback: 350 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (8 Jun 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141023775
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141023779
  • Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 19.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 274,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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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119 of 123 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A heartbreaker of a book 12 Oct 2005
By A Customer
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.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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62 of 68 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings about this book 14 Nov 2005
By A Customer
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.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing 2 April 2007
Format:Hardcover
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 courageous she was totally in denial which is fine, I'm not saying I would be any different but I'm surprised everyone praised her for her courage when it was clear that she never really confronted her illness to the extent where she didn't even make a will.

I didn't think the book was at all well written either although it is good that inspite of the incredibly close relationship mother and daughter shared that Gloria did not idealise Caron and portrayed her warts and all.

It is a shame that Caron refused the tamoxifen she was offered after her initial diagnosis and also refused a 2nd mastectomy or didn't have a mastectomy at the outset which may have resulted in a better outcome. Also this book has made me even more sceptical of alternative therapies.

It also struck me as incredibly sad that Caron felt do embarrassed and ashamed of her illness as cancer used to carry a huge stigma and some cancers probably still do but I thought we'd moved on from all of that.

Her husband certainly came across as being a saint and having put up with an awful lot as well as put his own life on hold for 7 years and I hope that he is happy with his new wife as he did not deserve any of the criticism he got for remarrying. My heart goes out to them all, especially Gloria as I can't imagine anything worse than losing a child.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and very sad 31 Jan 2006
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I read this book because I have had breast cancer and also because I grew up watching Caron Keating on Blue Peter and whilst it is terribly sad to find yet another young woman who has had breast cancer it is equally disturbing that, given the fact Caron had two young children, she did not go for all the conventional treatment she could of had especially once her cancer returned. Rather she thought she could heal herself and turned her back on conventional medicine to such an extent that she then became completely incurable. Only then, did she decide to have some radiotherapy, when it was too late to help her, except to provide short term palliative care - that to me is the saddest aspect to this story.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars good
Good
Previously read other book about Caron. Shows her bravery and strongly family bonds
Taken too soon
Rest in peace
Published 12 hours ago by debbie
5.0 out of 5 stars very emotional and inspiring story
Finished the book in a few days, even after all the tears I shed, I still feel uplifted after reading Caron's story.
Published 4 days ago by A. Hamilton
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking.
A truly beautiful & touching read. What better tribute from a mother to her daughter. So loving & so moving.
Published 26 days ago by chrisone12
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book
A look into the life of Caron Ceating with family pictures and a look into her battle with cancer and keeping it out of the public eye.
Published 1 month ago by H. D. Morton-abbott
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it
Wonderful easy reading for me because i can relate to the story ive been in the same position as gloria
Published 6 months ago by kleighton
5.0 out of 5 stars A Very moving account
My son aged 27 was killed at work so we did not get to say goodbye but most of the thoughts and emotions in this book rang true to us we go on with our lives but he is never far... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sue Alexander
4.0 out of 5 stars My thoughts
Although I just flicked through this book and read a few passages before giving this onto my good friends who have just lost their daughter in exactly the same circumstances and at... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jamashu
5.0 out of 5 stars Bought as a present
Bought for a friend as a gift, hopefully she liked it but it is not the time to ask her
Published 12 months ago by Dee
5.0 out of 5 stars Gloria Hunniford Remembered
A thouroughly enjoyable book, I have given it to my family and friends and they are reading it now. It was very sad.
Published 12 months ago by ANN HILL
5.0 out of 5 stars So enlightening
I couldn't put this book down once I'd started it. Of course it's so incredibly sad but also uplifting. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Junerome
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