Sylvia was the only girl in her estate in Luton to pass the 11+ and access higher education. She married Indian born academic Atam Vetta, when mixed relationships were viewed with hostility. After teaching, she went into business in Oxford and discovered women were barred from networking opportunities.

Sylvia wants to tell the untold story of white women like her who married men of colour  – when that was both rare and hard. At a time of partisan hostility on public platforms leading to a lack of trust, she hopes her perspective can add a spoonful of kindness.