Ruth Picardie
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Ruth Nadine Picardie was an English
journalist and editor.
n émigrés, she read Social Anthropology
at King's College, Cambridge
. Ruth Picardie married Matt Seaton in Worthing, West Sussex in 1994. They had two children, twins Joe Louis and Lola May (born 1995, Lambeth).
and The Independent
newspapers in the UK. She also contributed to other publications, such as the New Statesman
. Her memoir of living with breast cancer
,
Before I Say Goodbye
, was published posthumously, culled from five columns written for the Observers magazine Life, and from her personal correspondence. These were collected and edited by her husband, Matt Seaton and her sister, Justine Picardie.
Matt Seaton, Picardie's husband, a keen competitive cyclist, is the author of The Escape Artist, which concentrates on his love of amateur cycling but also chronicled his wife's battle against breast cancer.
England
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journalist and editor.
Personal life
The daughter of South AfricaSouth Africa
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n émigrés, she read Social Anthropology
Social anthropology
Social Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,...
at King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
. Ruth Picardie married Matt Seaton in Worthing, West Sussex in 1994. They had two children, twins Joe Louis and Lola May (born 1995, Lambeth).
Work
Ruth Picardie worked as an editor and journalist for The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
newspapers in the UK. She also contributed to other publications, such as the New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
. Her memoir of living with breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
,
Before I Say Goodbye
Before I Say Goodbye
Before I Say Goodbye is a book by Ruth Picardie. Compiled and edited by her sister and husband, it uses Picardie's newspaper columns and correspondence to tell the story of her life with breast cancer, to which she succumbed in September 1997....
, was published posthumously, culled from five columns written for the Observers magazine Life, and from her personal correspondence. These were collected and edited by her husband, Matt Seaton and her sister, Justine Picardie.
Matt Seaton, Picardie's husband, a keen competitive cyclist, is the author of The Escape Artist, which concentrates on his love of amateur cycling but also chronicled his wife's battle against breast cancer.