What Are You Doing Here?
My Autobiography
$24.74
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
8 August 2023
Summary
Baroness Floella Benjamin is an inspiration, an actress and much-loved children’s television presenter who is a member of the House of Lords. But how did the girl from Trinidad end up lunching with the Queen?
In What Are You Doing Here? Floella describes arriving in London as a child, part of the Windrush generation, and the pain caused by the racism she encountered every day. It was offset by the love of her parents, who gave her the pride in her heritage, self-belief and co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529071061 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529071062 |
| Author: | Floella Benjamin |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 130mm x 196mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Floella Benjamin
Floella Benjamin was born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in 1949, and came to England in 1960 as part of the Windrush generation. She has enjoyed a successful career as a children’s presenter, best known for the iconic BBC TV programmes Play School and Play Away, and has also worked as an actress, writer, producer, working peer and an active advocate for the welfare and education of children. Her broadcasting work has been recognized with a Special Lifetime Achievement BAFTA and an OBE. She was appointed a Baroness in the House of Lords in 2010 and a Dame in the 2020 New Year Honours list, and is the Chair of the Windrush Commemoration Committee. What Are You Doing Here? is her first adult autobiography, after previously writing her classic memoir Coming to England and the acclaimed Sea of Tears.
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