Summary
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Young Mary Newton, born into a large Irish family in a small Watford semi, was always getting into trouble. When she wasn’t choking back fits of giggles at Holy Communion or eating Chappie dog food for a bet, she was accidentally setting fire to the local school. Mary was a trouble magnet. And, unlike her brothers, somehow she always got caught…
Britain in the 1970s was a world where R White’s lemonade was drunk in secret, curry came in a c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784160319 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784160318 |
| Author: | Mary Portas |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 128mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Heartbreaking
Portas writes with wit and verve… The book has the narrative charm of Anita and Me or The Buddha of Suburbia; so when the darkness comes it’s genuinely shocking. Shop Girl is a testament to survival. But most of all it is a love letter to her mother, Mary Flynn. Every joke, argument, cake baked, tenderness proffered, sings off the page. ‘To my mum - How lucky was I getting you’ is the book’s dedication. And we are lucky to read it. * Independent *
Enormous fun, readable, nostalgic, poignant and authentic… Read it then give it to your daughter * Daily Express *
Absolutely fabulous… Colourful, camp and unexpectedly heart-rending, I loved it. – Caroline Sanderson * The Bookseller *
Her school stories are hilarious… a nostalgia-fest * Heat *
Portas’s memoir is witty, fascinating and, at times, sad but always compelling * Stylist *
It breezes along seamlessly… with levels of charm, depth and humour * The Observer *
Poignantly described * Telegraph *
Heartbreaking * The Times *
Inspiring and emotional * OK! *
[A] delightful memoir… full of evocative images * Choice Magazine *
Mary Portas
Mary Portas is a leading authority on retail and brand communication. She is credited with transforming Harvey Nichols into a modern fashion powerhouse.
She founded the creative communications agency Portas, which has developed award-winning campaigns for brands such as Habitat, Clarks, and Mercedes-Benz. Mary regularly consults on retail strategy worldwide and lectures on branding and retail.
A staunch advocate for UK high streets, she has advised the British government on their future and continues to campaign for their revitalization and for communities. As Global Retail Ambassador for Save the Children, she created seventeen Mary’s Living & Giving charity shops, reimagining the charity shop model to focus on local communities and raising millions of pounds.
Mary also contributed a column to the Telegraph for eight years and gained wider recognition through television series like Mary Queen of Shops and Mary Portas: Secret Shopper.
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