Liverpool Daisy

Name: Liverpool Daisy
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Helen Forrester
ISBN: 9780008514105

Author: Helen Forrester

Narrator: Lizzie Hopley

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 11/10/2022

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Sagas, Women, Romance, Contemporary Romance

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?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on April 18, 2020

It’s been a long time since I have read a book by Helen Forrester. I read quite a few in my teenage years and couldn’t devour them quickly enough. The author transports us back in time to life in Liverpool in the 1930’s. Daisy is trying to hold things together. Her mother has not long died and her hu......more

Goodreads review by Karen on October 10, 2014

A story of a woman who 'accidentally' fell into prostitution for the right reasons but didn't think of herself as a whore, and just wanted to help her best friend during her illness. A quick read, which I enjoyed......more

Goodreads review by Shirley on January 13, 2018

Awesome. I enjoyed every word that was written on the pages of this book. I love stories that where written in this era and this book was no exception.......more

Goodreads review by Yvonne on July 14, 2017

After reading Helen Forrester's memoir books, this was different, but I could still see the influence of her upbringing in her story.......more

Goodreads review by Rosemary on October 27, 2021

The cover picture belies the squaller and deprivation depicted in this book. It is the story of Daisy who does what she has to to put food on the table after her mother dies leaving her with only a meagre allowance from her seaman husband who is away at sea for months on end. She's part of a large f......more

Quotes

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