In conversation with Jason Solomons, Radio London
Jason Solomons talks to Ruth Badley on Radio London Film critic Jason Solomons was sitting in for Robert Elms on Wednesday 15 January. In between our chat about my family…
Author uncovers the truth behind her grandmother’s death
The impact of a hidden family tragedy ripples across three generations in Where are the Grown Ups? the new narrative memoir by Ruth Badley, available on Amazon and selected independent…
Remembering Rose
The lovely young woman looking so confidently into the camera only had a few more years left to live when this photograph was taken. I am guessing this formal, studio portrait marks a milestone age, maybe a 21st birthday. Her name is Rose De Haan and her death certificate states that she died at the age of 25. Three days earlier she had given birth to a daughter. The baby was my mother, Sylvia Rose. (more…)