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Ron Sheppard is known as Britain’s most married man.People often ask him why he has been down the aisle eight times. For half a century he has hidden a frightening secret that ruined his childhood and blighted his adult relationships.Ron suffered years of sexual abuse at the hands of a family ‘friend’ – a local businessman and respected councillor. Silenced with threats, he told no one, not his parents, friends or his wives.Hand picked at age nine by his abuser simply for being a child from a poor family, his Sunday afternoon ordeals were rewarded with pocket money and food parcels.Later Ron forged a career as a blue coat entertainer and Sir Norman Wisdom’s tour manager, while he turned to women for comfort. As his marriages failed one by one he wondered if he would ever be able to face his past and be happy.Not knowing who to talk to, he wrote a letter to a stranger and his life was never the same again. This is the inspirational true story of how Ron left the nightmares behind and found his future.
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The Lord Of The Wedding Rings: Britain's Most Married Man (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
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Olympia Publishers, London, 2014
ISBN 10: 1848973616
ISBN 13: 9781848973619
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Seller: Greystone Books, Margate, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First edition, First Printing. NrF. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY RON SHEPPARD, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'To ---- & -----/Good Friends/Thanks for being there/Ron Sheppard'. 268pp. Illustrated with photographs. Ron Sheppard is known as Britain's most married man. People often ask him why he has been down the aisle eight times. For half a century he has hidden a frightening secret that ruined his childhood and blighted his adult relationships. Ron suffered years of sexual abuse at the hands of a family 'friend' - a local businessman and respected councillor. Silenced with threats, he told no one, not his parents, friendsor his wives. Hand picked at age nine by his abuser simply for being a child from a poor family, his Sunday afternoon ordeals were rewarded with pocket money and food parcels. Later Ron forged a career as a blue coat entertainer and Sir Norman Wisdom's tour manager, while he turned to women for comfort. As his marriages failed one by one he wondered if would ever face his past and be happy. Some light dusting to fore-edge; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY RON SHEPPARD. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. Seller Inventory # 17166
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