This autobiography tells the story of incredible poverty and deprivation in the Dublin slums Bill Cullen was one of fourteen children, by the age of six he was selling on the streets In 1956, Bill got a job as a messenger boy in Waldens Ford Dealer in Dublin Through hard work and determination, Bill was appointed director general of the company in 1964 Bill went on to set up the Fairlane Motor Company which became the biggest Ford dealership in Ireland