Bold As Brass

<p>Hilary Devey is one of our most remarkable entrepreneurs and was an instant sensation when she appeared on <i>Dragon's Den</i>. Now in this powerful memoir she reveals the full story of her turbulent life. She describes how her father's bankruptcy sparked a fierce determination in her not to end up the same way. When her father started working in the pub trade Hilary did too - at the age of seven - and has been grafting hard ever since.</p><p> She built her own company Pall-Ex which today has an annual turnover of £100 million never giving up even when she was so broke she couldn't afford to give her son a Christmas dinner. Admitting to terrible taste in men Hilary opens up about her marriages and the destructive relationship she thought would break her. She tells how she faced a mother's worst nightmare her son's heroin addiction and fought back from a stroke that almost killed her. <i>Bold as Brass</i> is candid brave and laced with the warmth and humour that have made Hilary so popular. Ultimately it's as inspirational as the woman herself.</p>