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Twopence to Cross the Mersey / Liverpool Miss by Helen Forrester (Paperback, 2010)
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First and second parts of Helen Forresters poignant autobiography. Twopence was the price of the ferry-boat between Liverpool and Birkenhead. A tiny sum but an impassable barrier for the poor of Liverpool - desperate to escape the city's grinding poverty. When Helen Forrester's father went bankrupt in 1930, she and her six siblings were forced from their comfortable middle-class life into utmost destitution in Depression-ridden Liverpool. The running of the household and the care of her younger siblings all fell to twelve-year old Helen. In slum surroundings and with little food or support from her feckless parents, Helen was forced on her own resources. Told with compassion, humour and a remarkable lack of self-pity, this is a fascinating picture of life in Britain before the Welfare State and the moving story one young girl's courage.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007279784
eBay Product ID (ePID)93232199
Product Key Features
Book TitleTwopence to Cross the Mersey / Liverpool Miss
AuthorHelen Forrester
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight300 g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorHelen Forrester
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 16 Aug, 2017
Read books years ago, am not disappointed in re-reading. VERY moving.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Oct, 2020
Great story
A great storyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
