Fiona Phillips is one of our best-loved television presenters. But in August 2008 she announced that she was to quit the job she loved, revealing that her father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's just a year after her mother had died of the same disease. In this book, she gives an account of growing up in the 60s and 70s within a complex family.

Fiona Phillips is a television presenter who until recently presented GMTV for over 12 years. She has presented numerous television and radio programmes, has appeared in two feature films, writes a weekly column in the Daily Mirror and is a columnist for Tesco magazine. Fiona has written widely on Alzheimer's in newspapers and magazines and campaigns for more support from the government for carers. In January 2009 she made the Channel Four programme Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's and Me and in January 2010 followed it up with My Family and Alzheimer's. She lives in London with her husband and two children.