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My Mam Shirley (Paperback)
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My Mam Shirley (Paperback)
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Behind the notorious Hudson men who dominated the Canterbury Estate
for over 30 years were the girls, and my mam Shirley. Whether
marrying into or determined to escape from it, the third instalment
of this gritty series recounts the incredible stories of the
unflinching women behind the legendary Hudson family. The
Canterbury Estate in Bradford during the '50s and '60s was a
tight-knit community reared on poverty, crime and violence, and at
the top of the heap were the infamous Hudson family. But it wasn't
just the boys who had a story to tell: from matriarch Annie, who
gave birth to 13 children, to daughters Margaret and Eunice, who
married up and out, each had a personality as indomitable as the
last. Then came Shirley Read, who was just 17 when she fell in love
with Keith, one of the Hudson lads. To Shirley, the only child of
affluent parents, the poverty of the unruly estate was as exciting
as it was mysterious; newspapers for tablecloths, jam jars for
cups, and, even by that time, no electricity. But it was a
friendship forged with Annie and June, the younger Hudson sisters,
that would teach Shirley not only to how to survive,
Canterbury-style, but would also give her the strength to overcome
an unexpected personal tragedy that would soon become a nightmare
for women across the world... Eye-opening and warm, this is the
vivid account of the 'Tucker' girls; the resourceful women at the
helm of a notorious Bradford family who will never be forgotten.
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollins Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2014 |
Authors: |
Julie Shaw
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Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
222 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-754228-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
General
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LSN: |
0-00-754228-3 |
Barcode: |
9780007542284 |
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