John L Williams: Miss Shirley Bassey | Book review

By digging up the singer's grim past, John Williams succeeds only in belittling her remarkable rise to the topHeaven, if it exists, will probably be like a cheesy repeat of the old ITV show This Is Your Life, with an archangelic host leading on a troop of doddery former friends to tell comfortable lies about you. Hell, on the other hand, will be like having to read an unauthorised biography of yourself written by a pitiless researcher who has exposed your secrets, reminded you of the hurts and h...

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