Richard Matthews, QC

Richard Matthews was born in Brighton in 1971 but spent the majority of his childhood while growing up in Wimborne, Dorset. His parents, Dudley and Diana were publicans and he has two brothers, Steve and Pete and a sister Sally. For the past sixteen years he has lived in a small picturesque village called Chettle with his wife Julie where they raised their twins, William and Emily. This is Richard's first book and is a very honest account of his experiences raising his son who has special...See more

Richard Matthews was born in Brighton in 1971 but spent the majority of his childhood while growing up in Wimborne, Dorset. His parents, Dudley and Diana were publicans and he has two brothers, Steve and Pete and a sister Sally. For the past sixteen years he has lived in a small picturesque village called Chettle with his wife Julie where they raised their twins, William and Emily. This is Richard's first book and is a very honest account of his experiences raising his son who has special needs, a roller coaster of tears and frustrations followed by laughter and pure joy. Richard's motivation for writing this book was to help shine a light on the difficulties parents in similar situations face on a daily basis but ultimately to give hope. Raising a special child has been the toughest challenge of his life but without doubt, the most rewarding too. See less