Three Women of Liverpool, Helen Forrester
Three Women of Liverpool, Helen Forrester
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Three Women of Liverpool

Author: Helen Forrester

Narrator: Lizzie Hopley

Unabridged: 6 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 11/10/2022


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 Blitz, continues to move readers. Three brave women, their lives closely entwined, deal with the destruction brought on by the Blitz in the Second World War. Whilst Gwen attempts to keep up with the constant demands of family life amidst the horrors of war, her sister-in-law Emmie is consumed by fear for the safety of her fiancé. Meanwhile next-door, Ellen’s house is destroyed by bombs, leaving her family homeless with the threat of poverty looming. Faced with devastating challenges, can ordinary people fight to carry on with life in a city torn apart by war?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah

This is an author who really brings war time life alive in her books but more so in this one. We see what life is like for three women in the full throes of attacks on the city. Whilst there is a small amount of humour in this book, it is quite little compared to her other ones, making this one more......more

Goodreads review by Simone

When my Nan gave me this book, I knew I really wanted to read it. I am a big lover of all books based around the Second World War and I also adore Helen Forrester and her fantastically, gripping writing. I was not disappointed. This book was captivating, enthralling and I felt as if I was in amongst......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