Wendy Richard... No 's': My Life Story

The perky, much-loved, faux-Cockney British television star at long last divulges her life story in Wendy Richard... No `S': My Life Story. With her chin up, Richard recounts her struggles as a single mum putting her son, Richard, through acting classes; the deaths of her parents; her 12-year stint as Shirley Brahms in Are You Being Served? and her 15 years as Pauline on East Enders; an abusive marriage and another failed one; attempted blackmail by an ex-boyfriend; a serious bout with breast cancer; travels with her current partner and many more episodes in this chummy, forthright autobiography. ( July)