People Who Knew Me

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Fourteen years later, Connie Prynne is diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, with her thirteen-year-old daughter Claire by her side, voiced by Isabella Sermon, Connie must confront her past so that her daughter will not be alone if she does not survive. Rosamund Pike and Hugh Laurie star in poignant and heart-breaking audio drama People Who Knew Me coming to BBC Sounds

You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here. Connie was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Ronald Prynne; mother and father, Marjorie (Madge) and Joseph Hogue; her siblings, Donna Lamotte and Sonny Hogue; daughter-in-law Vivian Harder (Ronnie Jr’s partner); and best friend Pat Ritchott. People Who Knew Me is a 10-part series, written and directed by Daniella Isaacs, adapted from the book by Kim Hooper, starring Rosamund Pike ( I Care A Lot, Gone Girl), Hugh Laurie ( House, The Night Manager), Isabella Sermon ( Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Kyle Soller ( Andor, Poldark), Alfred Enoch ( Harry Potter), Daniella Isaacs ( Fleabag, Ladhood), and Jessica Darrow ( Encanto). The first audio drama from the makers of Bad Sisters, People Who Knew Me is a 10-part series, written and directed by Daniella Isaacs, adapted from the book by Kim Hooper, starring Rosamund Pike (I Care A Lot, Gone Girl), Hugh Laurie (House, The Night Manager), Isabella Sermon (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Kyle Soller (Andor, Poldark), Alfred Enoch (Harry Potter), Daniella Isaacs (Fleabag, Ladhood), and Jessica Darrow (Encanto).

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I received an advanced readers copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. People Who Knew Me was commissioned by Dylan Haskins, Commissioning Editor (Podcasts) for BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sounds The sweetest thing I remember about Auntie Connie is that she was just so much fun. Like FUN FUN FUN! As a kid I loved to hop into her station wagon and get a big kiss from her. Her laugh was amazing and you knew when you were around her you were in for a good time! To my larger-than-life cousins Greg, Grant, Ronnie & Vince —you are in my thoughts and you all carry your mom’s fun loving super awesome spirit. Love, Tiff ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Emily recreates herself and has the baby in California. Life is going well until she gets cancer. Now, this is when the novel is in full bloom as it makes the reader realize all the stupid things well-intentioned people say to cancer sufferers. This is when the novel illuminates “what NOT to say or do to a cancer person.” Hooper writes the feelings of Emily (now Connie) so beautifully that one cannot feel the strains and pain of living with cancer and being the sole supporter of a teenage girl. Dylan Haskins (Commissioning Editor) said: “Sharon Horgan has been the creative genius behind some of the best TV dramas of recent years – Bad Sisters, Catastrophe, Motherland – and now she, along with the Merman / Mermade team and Daniella, are turning their hands to audio drama for the first time. People Who Knew Me is an emotionally compelling drama with a sensational cast led by Rosamund Pike. It’s fitting that this podcast will be released by the BBC, which has been pioneering in audio drama for just shy of a century.” Vinnie and I are good friends. One thing we have in common is that we were both really close to our mama bears as they had such a big influence in our lives. That's one of the reasons Vinnie and I are such good friends, we had a similar upbringing and a memorable childhood. The La Rocque family would like to offer our condolences and sympathies to the Prynne family. Also, being in a health profession, I couldn't buy into the situation with her husband's mother. There are so many services available that it didn't ring true to me. Medicaid, for one, exists for people who have illnesses of that magnitude whose financial situations are dire. Newark Airport, please,” I said. He didn’t respond, just nodded and navigated his way to the Henry Hudson Parkway, my road out of everything.And the fact that Hooper sets this all up around a national tragedy that is still so raw in people's memories is a brave choice. Her retelling of that day hit me hard.

Additional thanks to: Emily Peska, Caitlin Stegemoller, Sam Woolf, Charly Clive, Ellie White, Ellen Robertson, Kate Phillips, Ed Davis, Ciarán Owens, Jonathan Schey, Daniel Raggett, Jason Phipps and Charlotte Ritchie Those we love don’t go away…They walk beside us every day” … thank you Vince for letting me know your Mom had passed away, I enjoyed our chat. Please pass on my deepest condolences to all your family, even though you will miss her very much her spirit lives on in each one of you…Love Auntie Judith ♥️

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WHAT: “ People Who Knew Me” tells the story of a woman, Emily Morris, voiced by Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe & Emmy winner Rosamund Pike, who uses 9/11 to fake her own death and run away to start a new life in California as Connie Prynne. Do you think the failure of Emily and Drew’s marriage is due to innate incompatibilities or life circumstances? Would they have stayed together if Drew’s mother had not fallen ill?