One of the Family: Why A Dog Called Maxwell Changed My Life - The Sunday Times bestseller
Nicky Campbell
Feb 2021 · Hachette UK
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'A remarkable autobiography'
Andrew Billen, The Times
'You're struck by his raw honesty in tackling big issues head-on'
Tom Bryant, Daily Mirror
'So full of heart'
Davina McCall
'I was riveted by it in a heartbreaking way . . . you will be gripped'
Ranvir Singh, Lorraine
'So moving . . . it's a beautiful book'
Zoe Ball
'Commendable honesty . . . a poignant book about the search for belonging'
Daily Express
'Remarkable . . . contains a lesson for all of us and delivers a resounding message of hope and of love'
James O'Brien
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The brave and moving memoir by Long Lost Family presenter and Radio 5 breakfast show host Nicky Campbell reveals how the simple unconditional love of Maxwell, his Labrador, turned his life around and helped him come to terms with his difficult journey as an adopted child.
Raw, honest and courageous in One of the Family, Nicky opens up about how being adopted has made him always feel like an outsider; the guilt he has carried towards his Mum and Dad for needing to trace his birth mother, and the crushing disappointment he felt when he finally met her. And for the first time, he writes about his emotional breakdown and how he has learned to live with a late diagnosis of bipolar.
Through it all his passion for dogs and animals has been a lifeline. It is Maxwell's magic, a lesson from a Labrador in simple unconditional friendship, that has allowed him to see all the good in his life: from the security and safety of his childhood home, the love of his wife and four daughters and above all, to better understand the decisions taken by his birth mother to give him up for adoption.
'A remarkable autobiography'
Andrew Billen, The Times
'You're struck by his raw honesty in tackling big issues head-on'
Tom Bryant, Daily Mirror
'So full of heart'
Davina McCall
'I was riveted by it in a heartbreaking way . . . you will be gripped'
Ranvir Singh, Lorraine
'So moving . . . it's a beautiful book'
Zoe Ball
'Commendable honesty . . . a poignant book about the search for belonging'
Daily Express
'Remarkable . . . contains a lesson for all of us and delivers a resounding message of hope and of love'
James O'Brien
*************
The brave and moving memoir by Long Lost Family presenter and Radio 5 breakfast show host Nicky Campbell reveals how the simple unconditional love of Maxwell, his Labrador, turned his life around and helped him come to terms with his difficult journey as an adopted child.
Raw, honest and courageous in One of the Family, Nicky opens up about how being adopted has made him always feel like an outsider; the guilt he has carried towards his Mum and Dad for needing to trace his birth mother, and the crushing disappointment he felt when he finally met her. And for the first time, he writes about his emotional breakdown and how he has learned to live with a late diagnosis of bipolar.
Through it all his passion for dogs and animals has been a lifeline. It is Maxwell's magic, a lesson from a Labrador in simple unconditional friendship, that has allowed him to see all the good in his life: from the security and safety of his childhood home, the love of his wife and four daughters and above all, to better understand the decisions taken by his birth mother to give him up for adoption.
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About the author
Nicky Campbell is a BAFTA-winning radio and TV presenter who co-hosted BBC Radio 5's Breakfast Show for twenty years. He now hosts his own talk show on BBC 5 Live. He has also presented ITV's Long Lost Family since 2011, and is closely involved with several adoption, animal and conservation charities. He lives in London with his wife Tina, their four daughters, a Labrador called Maxwell and two West Highland Terriers.
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