Rory Cellan-Jones with Julian Worricker
Sophie From Romania
5.30pm - 6.30pm
Upstairs at Bookfest
Adopting a pet can be challenging. Rory Cellan-Jones received the trembling Sophie in a van from Central Europe and thus
began the process of growing together through
love, kindness and a great deal of patience.
Sophie from Romania follows the journey of her adoption – as Rory and his wife work with a dog trainer to win her trust, and navigate Rory’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.
Rory Cellan-Jones was the BBC’s principal technology correspondent until 2021. He now writes an influential Substack column on medical innovation, tech and Sophie. Together with Jeremy Paxman and several others he has begun a new
podcast on Parkinson’s called Movers and Shakers.
Julian Worricker, frequent visitor to Cuckfield Bookfest, will be talking to Rory
