Who is your favourite Hillary?

You got me there. The ones who spring to mind are best forgotten.

I once got to shake Sir Edmund's hand as he handed me a book at the school prize-giving. Seemed a nice chap. I will have to second your choice.

big titeed goth that dressed all in black and frequented the Wheel back in the 80s

very lucky man Mr 100/1 what a thrill

Duff for me.

Was very much in awe of someone so famous, Baph, I was 15 at the time and still have the book.

Hilary Banks

Hilary Mantel, awesome storyteller.

great story Foiny & my toes would turn up before i let that book go

It's called "Men Who Shaped the Future" by Egon Larsen. There is no way I would part with it.

Great story Foinavon
For a not so famous version Abe Books have it

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/men-who-shaped-the-future/

My Auntie Hillary who used to work at the local Co-Op

Strangely i just searched the title and google did not want to know foinavon, then i added ego and still did not want to know so i went to ddg and the title hits the first spot. Then i went back to google with the same search and it came out on top but every result below was about something else.

Yes, that's it. Mine is an earlier edition than 1962 but the same fly cover although a bit tattier than in the photo.

She was a bugger for nicking booze when on a late ****.

Think I remember her double stamps every time

shift

Greenshield stamps.

no coop stamps you fool

feck off fat head

Double dividend