When Shirley Pitts died tragically young in 1992 the most famous of the criminal underworld were present or represented at her funeral. Even the Krays sent their condolences. Shirley Pitts, the eldest of six children was born upside down on 24 november 1934. Her "career" began by thieving bread off doorsteps and coal from coalcarts. Her father's bungled attempts at blackmarketering and her dipsomaniac mother's inadequacies made Shirley resolve not only to be a first-class thief but also the best mother her six children could wish for. Before she died Shirley told her story to Lorraine - the story of a generous, brave and beautiful woman with a huge sense of fun and a love of life.
- ISBN10 0451182588
- ISBN13 9780451182586
- Publish Date 28 March 1996
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 14 January 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Signet Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 328
- Language English