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A dark side in the showbiz story

Advantages: Interesting and sometimes poignant story, sensitively and well told
Disadvantages: The Nolans have never been that hip - but don't let that trivialise the more serious issues

To most of us, the Nolan Sisters probably conjure up wholesome cheesy visions of TV light entertainment shows, 'I'm In The Mood for Dancing' (top three early in 1980), and the wholesome image of a squeaky-clean family act – rather like an Irish female ver ...

JOHNV 01.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Anne's Song - Anne Nolan

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****A More Deserved Life****

Advantages: Compelling
Disadvantages: N/A

This is the first book I've read from Anya Peters, my daughter-in-law gave it to me to read. Through reading it all my emotions surfaced, parts of it shocked me, other parts amused me and it also made me cry, but I couldn't stop reading it although I wa ...

moogi48 21.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Abandoned: The True Story of a Little Girl Who Didn't Belong - Anya Peters

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Abandoned

Advantages: Hard hitting- educational but tear jerking at the same time
Disadvantages: none

In short- an amazing book. The sort of book that needs to be read when you have a couple of days off work, as you won't be able to put it down when you have read it. I recognised so many incidents that I have witnessed throughout life that it made me crin ...

sue1506 23.01.2008 · Read full review
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Abandoned

Advantages: Written to an excellent standard
Disadvantages: I didn't want the book to end

This book was a gift from my parents for Christmas, and was one of the most loved presents that i received that year. From the second that i picked up this book i could not put it down, reading the terrors that Anya went through is truly heart breaking bu ...

skwragg1 08.09.2008 · Read full review
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Not Quite All Of Her!

Advantages: Interesting in places, informative, an easy read
Disadvantages: Some bits are dull and repetitive

...I love reading autobiographies and was interested in discovering more about Patsy Palmer, so I borrowed All of Me from the library. Patsy is most known for her role as Bianca in EastEnders - you remember, the one with really long red hair who was married ...

KarenUK 06.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of All of Me - Patsy Palmer

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