Anne's Song. Anne Nolan with Richard Barber

By Anne Nolan

The Nolan Sisters swung with Sinatra sang at the Royal Variety Performance and toured the world to crowds of adoring fans.

They were one of the first superstar girl groups.

But darkness lurked behind their glamorous spotless public image.

As the eldest Nolan sister Anne Nolan's life appeared exciting and glamorous - a dream come true for any young singer. Surrounded by a bevy of loving sisters two protective brothers and parents who wanted to see their children succeed how could Anne Nolan's childhood have been anything but idyllic?

And yet behind the fairytale script behind the fame and glitz lay hidden dark family secrets that have until now never been told. What drove a wedge between the sisters?

Anne's story begins in Dublin and moves to the club scene of Blackpool the scenes of a secret life - one that had to remain hidden one of fear and pain that has cast a terrible shadow over her entire life. Finally after decades of silence Anne Nolan reveals the brutal truth behind the Nolans' carefully cultivated image in this startling and gripping autobiography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099519534
• ISBN13: 9780099519539
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Arrow Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.1"