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Liverpool Daisy
- Author
- Helen Forrester
- Narrator
- Lizzie Hopley
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 10 November 2022
- Run Time
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
After the death of her mother, Daisy Gallagher supports her struggling family while her best friend Nellie O’Brian is dying for lack of medical attention.
Desperate for money, Daisy turns to the darkened streets of pre-war Liverpool, filled with drunken sailors, and makes a terrible sacrifice. Through strength and suffering, she earns enough to support those who need her help.
Daisy’s friends and family know nothing of her new occupation. But, as her husband returns from the sea, can it remain hidden much longer?
Critics Review
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Praise for Liverpool Miss:
‘Records of hardship during the Thirties or earlier are not rare; but this has features that make it stand apart’
Observer‘The story of a young girl’s courage and perseverance against adversity… warm-hearted and excellent’
Manchester Evening News
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Details
- Author
- Helen Forrester
- Narrator
- Lizzie Hopley
- Duration
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 November 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008514105
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Historical fiction, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Classic fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
Timeless family drama from the best-selling author of Tuppence to Cross the Mersey. With over 3 million copies sold around the world, Helen Forrester’s hard-hitting and gripping fiction, set in Liverpool during the Depression, continues to move readers. After the death of her mother, Daisy Gallagher supports her struggling family while her best friend Nellie O’Brian is dying for lack of medical attention. Desperate for money, Daisy turns to the darkened streets of pre-war Liverpool, filled with drunken sailors, and makes a terrible sacrifice. Through strength and suffering, she earns enough to support those who need her help. Daisy’s friends and family know nothing of her new occupation. But, as her husband returns from the sea, can it remain hidden much longer?
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