'Did my father cause my brain tumour?' - The Telegraph 5th November 2007

BBC journalist and author Anna Parkinson was researching a book about her family background when her life was shattered by a shock diagnosis On September 12, 2002, I cleared my desk at BBC Television Centre to pursue my dream – writing a biography of a pioneering, but forgotten, ancestor. I thought I was taking a brief spell of leave. But within weeks, I was to discover that the quest to unearth my family history was deeply linked to my own wellbeing.

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