Lorraine Gamman is Professor of Design, at Central Saint Martins (CSM) College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London (UAL), where she has taught design and contextual studies since 1989. She is also currently a Visiting Professor and Research Associate at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Australia. Gamman has published widely on visual culture and design, including co-authored academic books, articles and critical reviews. She now lives in Stoke Newington with her partner and daughter.

• Acknowledgements/DedicationPrefaceIntroduction1. Shirley’s Beginnings 2. Life Without Harry3. Back to London4. Harry’s Back in Town5. Meeting the Forty Thieves6. Reform School7. The Great Escape and Learning to ‘Roll’8. Learning the Hard Way9. Let the Good Times Roll10. Life at Margate and Meeting Chrissie H.11. Touch Me … and That’s It!12. The Wine Gang13. Adgie’s Spiel14. Leaving Chrissie15. Life at Brighton16. When Wally Met Nelly17. The Wedding and the ‘Lovely’ Couple18. Finishing Wally Off and Voodoo Spells19. The Escort Business20. Iranian Nights21. The Death of Nelly22. Secrets of the Trade23. The Costa del Crime24. The Final ChapterAfterwordGlossary of Slang TermsList of IllustrationsBibliography (and Recommended Further Reading)EndnotesA Note on the Author

For a true-life tale of a woman it’s hard to dislike then this is your book.

Lorraine Gamman is Professor of Design, at Central Saint Martins (CSM) College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London (UAL), where she has taught design and contextual studies since 1989. She is also currently a Visiting Professor and Research Associate at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Australia. Gamman has published widely on visual culture and design, including co-authored academic books, articles and critical reviews. She now lives in Stoke Newington with her partner and daughter.

• Acknowledgements/DedicationPrefaceIntroduction1. Shirley’s Beginnings 2. Life Without Harry3. Back to London4. Harry’s Back in Town5. Meeting the Forty Thieves6. Reform School7. The Great Escape and Learning to ‘Roll’8. Learning the Hard Way9. Let the Good Times Roll10. Life at Margate and Meeting Chrissie H.11. Touch Me … and That’s It!12. The Wine Gang13. Adgie’s Spiel14. Leaving Chrissie15. Life at Brighton16. When Wally Met Nelly17. The Wedding and the ‘Lovely’ Couple18. Finishing Wally Off and Voodoo Spells19. The Escort Business20. Iranian Nights21. The Death of Nelly22. Secrets of the Trade23. The Costa del Crime24. The Final ChapterAfterwordGlossary of Slang TermsList of IllustrationsBibliography (and Recommended Further Reading)EndnotesA Note on the Author

For a true-life tale of a woman it’s hard to dislike then this is your book.

Lorraine Gamman is Professor of Design, at Central Saint Martins (CSM) College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London (UAL), where she has taught design and contextual studies since 1989. She is also currently a Visiting Professor and Research Associate at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Australia. Gamman has published widely on visual culture and design, including co-authored academic books, articles and critical reviews. She now lives in Stoke Newington with her partner and daughter.

• Acknowledgements/DedicationPrefaceIntroduction1. Shirley’s Beginnings 2. Life Without Harry3. Back to London4. Harry’s Back in Town5. Meeting the Forty Thieves6. Reform School7. The Great Escape and Learning to ‘Roll’8. Learning the Hard Way9. Let the Good Times Roll10. Life at Margate and Meeting Chrissie H.11. Touch Me … and That’s It!12. The Wine Gang13. Adgie’s Spiel14. Leaving Chrissie15. Life at Brighton16. When Wally Met Nelly17. The Wedding and the ‘Lovely’ Couple18. Finishing Wally Off and Voodoo Spells19. The Escort Business20. Iranian Nights21. The Death of Nelly22. Secrets of the Trade23. The Costa del Crime24. The Final ChapterAfterwordGlossary of Slang TermsList of IllustrationsBibliography (and Recommended Further Reading)EndnotesA Note on the Author

For a true-life tale of a woman it’s hard to dislike then this is your book.