A bright-eyed woman with a jolly laugh, Attenborough started her career in publishing, rising eventually to run children's books at Penguin and to a seat on the board. In 1995, she packed it in to take up a portfolio of jobs with charities and committees. One such job was to run the National Year of Reading, established in accordance with Labour's 1997 manifesto commitments, and the contract was granted to the National Literacy Trust whose director Neil McClelland put Attenborough in charge.
A long piece about Liz Attenborough's new campaign to boost young children's speaking and listening skills.
Highly recommended
