My Mam Shirley - 9780007542284

Name: My Mam Shirley - 9780007542284
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My Mam ShirleyAuthor(s): Julie Shaw\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom\nImprint: HarperCollins\nISBN-13: 9780007542284, 978-0007542284\nSynopsis\nBehind 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.\nThe 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 wasnt 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.\nThen came Shirley Read, who was just 17 when she fell in love with Keith, one of the Hudson lads. To Sh.