{"product_id":"9781846687914","title":"Black by Design : A 2-Tone Memoir by Pauline Black","description":"Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish\/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. Lead singer for platinum-selling band The Selecter, Pauline Black was the Queen of British Ska. The only woman in a movement dominated by men, she toured with The Specials, Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners when they were at the top of the charts - and, sometimes, on their worst behaviour.   From childhood to fame, from singing to acting and broadcasting, from adoption to her recent search for her birth parents, Black By Design is a funny and enlightening story of music, race, family and roots.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205585109170,"sku":"9781846687914","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781846687914_084cbbf8-2950-44ce-9846-b619d9d0102b.jpg?v=1698867713","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781846687914","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}