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Illuminated
- Author
- Melanie Sykes
- Narrator
- Melanie Sykes
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 22 June 2023
- Run Time
- 8 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Memoirs, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Coping with / advice about autism spectrum disorder, Separation and divorce / Breaking up: advice, topics and issues, Relationships: friends / friendship and peer groups: advice, topics and issues, Coping with / advice about ADHD, Mixed heritage / Multiracial groups or people
- Rating
- 3.5 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
All the things I left unsaid…
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.
Critics Review
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‘Wonderful … a life worth telling’ Graham Norton
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‘An amazing book … a fantastic read … brave, breathless and fun’ Chris Evans
User Reviews
Book 3.5
Narration 4.0
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3.0 4.0
Fascinating look at the toxicity and misogyny of the entertainment industry. Doesn’t go much into her lived experience as an autistic woman, apart from a lens to look at her experiences and traits (such as being taken advantage of, striving for justice and her honesty). Enjoyable read. I think there needs to be a ‘part 2’.
ZzXena 2025-01-22
Details
- Author
- Melanie Sykes
- Narrator
- Melanie Sykes
- Duration
- 8 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 June 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008591496
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Memoirs, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Coping with / advice about autism spectrum disorder, Separation and divorce / Breaking up: advice, topics and issues, Relationships: friends / friendship and peer groups: advice, topics and issues, Coping with / advice about ADHD, Mixed heritage / Multiracial groups or people
- Rating
- 3.5(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
All the things I left unsaid… 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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