My Dad, The Guv'nor

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LennyMcLean,betterknownasTheGuv'nor,wasalegendaryandsometimesterrifyingfigure:abare-knucklefighter,bouncerand,inlaterlife,anactor.HewasaformidableforceintheEastEndandacrossLondon,butbehindhistoweringdemeanorwasalovingfatherwhoprovidedasafehavenforhischildren.Forhisonlydaughter,Kelly,hisstatusbroughtwithitareputationbothtoliveupto,andsometimesescape.KellyexperiencedtheoldEastEndwayoflife,oftenlivedjustoutsidethelaw,first-handandequallytheuncertaintythatcamewithherfather'smoodswingsandthe"blackdog"thatfollowedhimaround,despitetheirclosebond.TheconnectionbetweenfatheranddaughterbecameevenmoreapparentasKellybegantobattleherownmentalhealthissuesthat,asamomtotwoyoungchildren,wouldthreatentodestroyherlife.Inthisincrediblyfrankandpoignantmemoir,KellyMcLeanprovidesauniqueinsightintolifegrowingupasthedaughterofoneofthelastold-schoolfighters,featuringmanypreviouslyuntoldstories.ThisisthestoryofEastEndlifefromawomanwhohasseenit,livedit,andsometimesbeenplaguedbyit.