EPISODE · Jun 23, 2022 · 5 MIN
Would It Surprise You To Know…? by Janet Gleeson, Ronnie Archer-Morgan
from Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Memoirs · host Ferne Keeling
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Would It Surprise You To Know…? Author: Janet Gleeson, Ronnie Archer-Morgan Narrator: Ronnie Archer-Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 23, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. For decades, Ronnie Archer-Morgan has brought to life the fascinating, often surprising backstories behind our most cherished heirlooms, antiques and household objects. Now, he tells his own unlikely story. Born in the fifties to a Sierra Leoneon mother battling mental health problems, Ronnie spent his childhood in and out of care. After difficult beginnings, marked by abuse, racism and brushes with both criminals and the police, he got into music, managing to get DJ gigs and, later, as a celebrity hairdresser for Vidal Sassoon and Smile in the height of seventies London. A flair for spotting antiques led him to start his own Knightsbridge gallery, ultimately becoming one of the most respected figures in the industry, culminating in a regular spot as an expert on Antiques Roadshow. Told with rich warmth, this is an extraordinary journey from deprivation and abuse to adventure and success against the odds - with stories of the incredible objects which shaped the way. © Janet Gleeson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Would It Surprise You To Know…? Author: Janet Gleeson, Ronnie Archer-Morgan Narrator: Ronnie Archer-Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 23, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. For decades, Ronnie Archer-Morgan has brought to life the fascinating, often surprising backstories behind our most cherished heirlooms, antiques and household objects. Now, he tells his own unlikely story. Born in the fifties to a Sierra Leoneon mother battling mental health problems, Ronnie spent his childhood in and out of care. After difficult beginnings, marked by abuse, racism and brushes with both criminals and the police, he got into music, managing to get DJ gigs and, later, as a celebrity hairdresser for Vidal Sassoon and Smile in the height of seventies London. A flair for spotting antiques led him to start his own Knightsbridge gallery, ultimately becoming one of the most respected figures in the industry, culminating in a regular spot as an expert on Antiques Roadshow. Told with rich warmth, this is an extraordinary journey from deprivation and abuse to adventure and success against the odds - with stories of the incredible objects which shaped the way. © Janet Gleeson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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