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‘A riot’ – The Times
‘Absolutely irresistible’ – Joanna Lumley
‘I couldn’t put it down!’ – Michelle Ogundehin

Chronicling how she transformed Harvey Nichols from a fusty, old-fashioned store to a thriving, cutting-edge fashion brand, this entertaining and insightful book is suffused with the heady glamour and excess of 90s Cool Britannia.

Mary takes us behind the shop window – to the people who kept the show on the road and the early lessons that shaped her career. Told with her trademark wit, grit and candour, readers will see first-hand how, armed only with the blank canvas of a shop window and her own creativity, Mary created an era-defining global brand destination.

Publisher Review

Mary is my hero — SCARLETT CURTIS Portas writes with wit and verve * * Independent * * Britain’s “Queen of Shops” takes us back three decades to her time stalking the floor at Harvey Nichols, at the height of its Ab Fab-inspired cachet * * Guardian * *