ONE OF THE FAMILY: THE ENGLISHMAN & THE MAFIA BY JOHN PEARSON

INTERESTING BIOGRAPHY / TRUE CRIME OF INFAMOUS WILF PINE

This book provides an interesting biography of the infamous Wilf Pine, covering his life within the UK & his visits to the USA. It also includes an intriguing insight into the Mafia connection & the darker aspects of the pop music industry

In One of the Family, John Pearson tells the inside story of the first Englishman to be admitted to the Mafia. The man introduced himself to Pearson at Ronnie Kray's funeral - & persuaded him to write his story - a story even more extraordinary that that of the Krays...

This makes the life of Wilf Pine, as related by John Pearson, a true crime story in a class of it’s own. This story swings between love & violence, cruelty & extraordinary acts of kindness, as this most complex of characters, Wilf Pine, follows the strange path life had in store from him

Softcover – 2003 – 358 pages – Black & White Photographs

Contents –

Acknowledgements The Man with the Gucci Walking Stick Lessons for Life Return to the Island The burying of Scots Billy A Reluctant Promoter Meeting Mr Rock ‘n’ Roll Don Arden’s Ashtray Here comes the Sabbath A Hoodlum in Mayfair New York 1973: Talk to me like you’ve known me thirty years ‘One of the family’ ‘Respect is Everything’ A Mini – Appalachin A Debt Repaid Dinner with Dean & Bankruptcy for Dessert ‘Thank God for Ros’ Contentment – Then One by One of the Lights Go Out A Wedding & Two Funerals Postscript

In good condition. Wear consistent with age & use

An Extraordinary Read by the Englishman who tells the story that no-one else dared to tell!

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