That Liverpool Girl by Ruth Hamilton
Three Generations of strong, determined women and the war that threatened to tear them apart...In the backstreets of Liverpool, Eileen Watson lives with her mother Nellie, daughter Mel and her three tear-away sons. Life isn't great, but they love eachother, and family can get you through anything. Or...can it? Then, on the third day in September 1939, Britain declares war on Germany and lives change forever. The children have to be evactuated, but daughter Mel refuses to go, and so Eileen says goodbye to her mother and sons, moves away from a street they love and faces a future without most of the people in her precious family. Thus begins a journey for them all. A journey filled with forbidden love, tragedy and the terrifying sounds of a city they love crumbling into craters left by the Luftwaffe. Their lives will never be the same again ...
Ruth Hamilton was the bestselling author of numerous novels, including Mulligan's Yard, The Reading Room, Mersey View, That Liverpool Girl, Lights of Liverpool, A Liverpool Song and Meet Me at the Pier Head. She became one of the north-west of England's most popular writers. She was born in Bolton, which is the setting for many of her novels, and spent most of her life in Lancashire. She also lived in Liverpool for many years, before passing away in 2016.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780230756823 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230756824 |
| Title | That Liverpool Girl |
| Author | Ruth Hamilton |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2011-05-20 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for RoNA The Epic Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2012 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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