Once in a while, a book absolutely captivates you. For Susie, this is one of those books.  Reading through the media release of “Rosetta – A Scandalous True Story”, it initially looked like another fiction book about an adventurous, scandalous life.  Then, she read the line, “It was not until three-quarters of a century later that Alexandra Joel discovered her great-grandmother’s name.”  Suddenly, this wasn’t just another fiction.  It’s the true story of a family heritage so incredible, that it took Alexandra traveling across the globe to even find out who her great-grandmother had become.  Alexandra Joel, former editor of Harpers Bazaar and author of, “Parade:  The Story of Fashion in Australia”, is now a psychotherapist by trade.  The experience of unravelling her great-grandmother’s story, a woman who abandoned her husband and five year old daughter to follow a half-Chinese fortune teller, used all of her skills to piece together. 

Consequently, this book gets us thinking about our own family trees and those skeletons in the family history closet.  Jade joins us to share some of the incredible people and stories found when you look back in time and the importance of knowing what’s in your family’s past.

Episode Timeline:

01:45   Delving into the family history of Luke and Susie

06:19   Jade Barclay joins the conversation, sharing her family stories

10:13   Introducing author, Alexandra Joel

Show Links: 

To find out more about Alexandra Joel, go to:  Alexandra Joel



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Once in a while, a book absolutely captivates you. For Susie, this is one of those books.  Reading through the media release of “Rosetta – A Scandalous True Story”, it initially looked like another fiction book about an adventurous, scandalous life.  Then, she read the line, “It was not until three-quarters of a century later that Alexandra Joel discovered her great-grandmother’s name.”  Suddenly, this wasn’t just another fiction.  It’s the true story of a family heritage so incredible, that it took Alexandra traveling across the globe to even find out who her great-grandmother had become.  Alexandra Joel, former editor of Harpers Bazaar and author of, “Parade:  The Story of Fashion in Australia”, is now a psychotherapist by trade.  The experience of unravelling her great-grandmother’s story, a woman who abandoned her husband and five year old daughter to follow a half-Chinese fortune teller, used all of her skills to piece together. 
Consequently, this book gets us thinking about our own family trees and those skeletons in the family history closet.  Jade joins us to share some of the incredible people and stories found when you look back in time and the importance of knowing what’s in your family’s past.
Episode Timeline:
01:45   Delving into the family history of Luke and Susie
06:19   Jade Barclay joins the conversation, sharing her family stories
10:13   Introducing author, Alexandra Joel
Show Links: 
To find out more about Alexandra Joel, go to:  <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com.au/authors/alexandra-joel.aspx">Alexandra Joel</a>
 
Keep in Touch:
SMS us on 0417 4555 37 (within Australia) or at +61 417 4555 37 (Outside Australia)
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/lukeandsusie/">Facebook</a>
Twitter:  @lukeandsusie

Luke and Susie are a husband and wife radio team passionate about not settling for half measures. Why strive for being married for forty years when you can strive for an extraordinary marriage? Why settle for being a good parent when your children deserve you to give them an extraordinary parent? Luke and Susie explore faith, family, culture in a way that gives us the strength to pursue the extraordinary and while we may never achieve such lofty heights we will settle for nothing less.

Daily exploring Faith, Family, Culture with a smile.

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Once in a while, a book absolutely captivates you. For Susie, this is one of those books.  Reading through the media release of “Rosetta – A Scandalous True Story”, it initially looked like another fiction book about an...

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