Would It Surprise You To Know…?
- Author Ronnie Archer-Morgan with Janet Gleeson
- Narrator Ronnie Archer-Morgan
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 23 June 2022
- Run Time 9 hours and 20 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Antiques, vintage and collectables, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Biography and non-fiction prose, Film, television, radio and performing arts genres, Memoirs, The Arts.
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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
Critics Review
Life as a pinball [. . .] all the time absorbing history and art and adventurous travel. A black man pursuing culture and pursued by prejudice, pinging against the glamour and the pitfalls of the antiques trade. A surprising story, like many of the objects he appraises on the Antiques Roadshow.
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