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Borstal Girl,Eileen MacKenney
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Item specifics
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781849834759
- EAN
- 9781849834759
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Borstal Girl
- Item Height
- 198mm
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Topic
- True Crime, Memorials
- Item Width
- 130mm
- Item Weight
- 256g
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Born into a fog-ridden south London slum in 1931, Eileen Killick quickly learned to look after herself. Her brothers were wayward, her mum had TB and her dad was working all hours on the railways. By the time she was fourteen she had survived the Blitz, a spell in a care home and her mother's death, but she craved excitement, embarking on shoplifting sprees, liberating fur coats and rolling toffs up west with notorious 'queen of thieves' Shirley Pitts. Eileen soon found herself in borstal, put to work building roads like a navvy. Known as 'Kill', she had a reputation as one of the hardest woman behind bars. Then, in the 1950s she met and married career criminal Harry 'Big H' MacKenney, and she was soon fraternising with the toughest, most colourful characters in the London underworld. She went on to have four children, whom she loved and protected, but life was extremely tough and Eileen fell back into her old ways, thieving and fighting to make ends meet. The 1970s brought police corruption and brutality to Eileen's doorstep. When Harry was banged up, Eileen carried on the 'family business' alone and found herself on the wrong side of the law - again. Yet throughout a catalogue of trouble this defiant London bad girl of the old school always kept her defiant sense of humour. Borstal Girlis a true story of shocking violence and survival that pulls no punches, but it is also a secret criminal history of a London long past. There is no other female memoir like it.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-13
9781849834759
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109281715
Product Key Features
Book Title
Borstal Girl
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
True Crime, Memorials
Publication Year
2011
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
256g
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United Kingdom
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Very fairly priced. Speedy delivery in 3 days. Strong PVC packaging was used but unfortunately there was a hole in the bag and damage to the book cover as a result (minor) which may have been averted by a layer of bubble wrap or cardboard packaging on this heavy hardback book with sharp corners. This is feedback not a complaint as I appreciate using more robust packaging could result in higher prices. Would appreciate if this seller left feedback on me as a buyer please!
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Quick delivery and carefully packaged. Book condition was as described and a nice little surprise of it being a hard back. Yet again I would advice for you to remove previous price stickers as it is disheartening to the buyer.
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Item arrived on time but will you tell seller to pack in something better than plastic bags as damade has occured as shown in transit. Royal Mail tend to not take enough care and chuck other stuff on top which causes dents etc
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