Seize My Uncle CharliePart 1 Of 3 (Tales Of The Notorious Hudson Family, Book 2) Designed By Julie Shaw Format Kindle
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If you lived on the notorious Canterbury Estate in thes ands, then you knew there was one man you did not want to cross: Charlie Hudson.
A solitary man, feared and respected by the gangsters of the time, Charlie was a boxer who never lost a fight, in or out of the ring the most infamous of The Canterbury Warriors.
My Uncle Charlie, the second title in
the explosive series unravels a story of debauchery, crime and selfdestruction, Charlie Hudson was a born leader, The eldest of eight brothers and four sisters and with a boxer for a father, fighting was in his blood, And as the young protégé of local Italian gangster, Mr Cappovanni, Charlie not only learned to knock every opponent out, he also learned the tools of the crime and extortion trade well emerging into adulthood in the middle of the war years as a natural heir: running cons, illegal books and a band of prostitutes.
But when Charlie met Betty, a sweet, caring girl, he was determined to be a better man for her, Hed still deal with business but no more would he bed his working girls, and the birth of their baby girl, Elizabeth, sealed it: he knew life could not get any better.
But for a man who had only ever lived in the belly of the Canterbury Estate underworld, it could definitely get worse
Gritty and engrossing, book two of the Hudson family saga delves deeper into history of the infamous Canterbury Warriors the true story of one mans ascendancy to power, and the tragedy that brought it all crashing down.
Julie doesn't excuse the violence or lawlessness of her uncles and aunts and miscellaneous cousins but instead imbues them with decency and humanity.
Wasn't as good as my cousin Vinnie book one, but enjoyed! still gritty raw and honest, Pen name for author Lynne Barrett Lee: Born in London and now based in Wales, Ghostwriter Lynne Barrett Lee has been a full time author since the mid nineties.
Having enjoyed several years of success as a short story writer, with her fiction appearing in almost all of the UKs leading womens magazines, she had her first novel, the acclaimed Julia Gets a Life, published by Bantam in.
She has since written seven further novels, including herwork, Barefoot in the Dark, which was shortlisted for the inaugural Melissa Nathan Award.
Lynne was also approached to write one of the first titles in the Quick Reads series for emergent readers, and went on to ghost a further title for TV presenter Fiona Phillips.
Lynne began ghostwriting full Pen name for author Lynne Barrett Lee: Born in London and now based in Wales, Ghostwriter Lynne Barrett Lee has been a full time author since the mid nineties.
Having enjoyed several years of success as a short story writer, with her fiction appearing in almost all of the UKs leading womens magazines, she had her first novel, the acclaimed Julia Gets a Life, published by Bantam in.
She has since written seven further novels, including herwork, Barefoot in the Dark, which was shortlisted for the inaugural Melissa Nathan Award.
Lynne was also approached to write one of the first titles in the Quick Reads series for emergent readers, and went on to ghost a further title for TV presenter Fiona Phillips.
Lynne began ghostwriting full length non fiction in, when approached to co author paraplegic Melanie Davies' incredible story, Never Say Die, and since that successful collaboration has been ghostwriting full time.
Hertitle, for Faith Scott, I Wont Forgive What You Did, enjoyed seven weeks in the UK Sunday Times Bestseller list, as did thememoir The Baby Laundry.
She also ghosted the acclaimed memoir Giant George: life with the Worlds Tallest Dog a bestselling title in both the UK and US.
More recently, Lynne ghosted two bestselling titles which were published in the spring of this year, The first, Mums Way, is the story of mum of eight, Angie Millthorpe, who died of breast cancer, aged, in, The second, The Girl With No Name, was published in May, and relates the story of a young girl abandoned in the jungles of Colombia, and has already been sold in eighteen countries, with film rights being negotiated and a National Geographic documentary being shown in December.
Lynne also co writes a major non fiction series for one of the world's leading publishers, under a pseudonym, The first seven titles have also all been Sunday Times bestsellers, with three being published in/, The series was launched in the USA in, and the first ebook in the series was a NY Times bestseller, Lynne also writes about writing, as she teaches the craft weekly, at Cardiff University her ebook NOVEL being the written distillation of her popular novel writing course.
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