Miss Shirley Bassey
- Author: Williams, John L.
Sensitive and empathetic ... lovely details abound' Guardian
Miss Shirley Bassey
- Author: Williams, John L.
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Sensitive and empathetic ... lovely details abound' Guardian
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John L. Williams draws on original research and interviews to provide a portrait of a young woman on the cusp of stardom, whose rise to fame was in many ways symbolic of a changing world.
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- Miss Shirley Bassey
Awards and reviews
Sensitive and empathetic ... lovely details abound' Guardian
Shirley Bassey has shown that even a triply underprivileged black Welsh woman could make it to the giddy heights of showbiz. This is the story John L. Williams tells in a fascinating book: the way in which she negotiated herself into another world' Independent
A fascinating history not only of her early career, but of the casual racism and sexism that prevailed in Britain in the Fifties ... and the strength of character Bassey required to overcome it' Mick Brown, Daily Telegraph
Wildly entertaining. Someone should make a movie' The Times
