Daughters of Liverpool
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Daughters of Liverpool
By (Author) Annie Groves
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
28th April 2009
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
480
Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 29mm
260g
Description
An evocative and heartrending saga set in Liverpool during World War Two, from the bestselling author of As Time Goes By
Katies full of trepidation as she arrives in Liverpool. Its her first posting and her work will be so secret that she cant even speak about it to the family shes billeted with. She makes it clear that shes here to do her bit for the war effort, not to flirt with the many servicemen based at the nearby barracks.
Which is just fine with Luke, son of the household and battle-scarred veteran of Dunkirk. Hes had his heart broken already by a flighty nurse. His mother cant help worry about him - but shes got more than enough on her plate with her youngest children, the teenage twins, who dont see why a war should stop them having fun and achieving their ambition to go on the stage. Then the bombs begin to rain in Liverpool in earnest and everyone, from oldest to youngest, must realise what matters most in life.
Reviews
Praise for Annie Groves: 'An engrossing story' My Weekly 'A stirring and heartrending family saga!Against a backdrop of change when the suffragette movement was coming to the fore, the choices and dreams of a generation of women combine to create this passionate story' Liverpool Daily Post 'Heartwrenching and uplifting in equal measure -- a tragic indictment of what can happen when you swap passion for duty. Roll on the sequel!' Take a Break 'Written from the heart' My Weekly
Author Bio
Annie Groves lives in the North-West of England and has done so of all her life. She is also the author of Ellie Pride, Connie's Courage and Hettie of Hope Street, a series of novels for which she drew upon her own family's history, picked up from listening to her grandmother's stories when she was a child. Her most recent novels are based on recollections from members of her family who come from Liverpool. Annie Groves also writes under the name Penny Jordan and has written over 170 books and sold over 84,000,000 copies.
