- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (18 Aug 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007279795
- ISBN-13: 978-0007279791
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,789,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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
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The second volume of Helen Forrester’s powerful, painful and ultimately uplifting four-volume autobiography of her poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool during the Depression.
The Forrester family are slowly winning their fight for survival. But fourteen-year-old Helen’s personal battle is to persuade her parents to allow her to earn her own living, to lead her own life after the years of neglect and inadequate schooling while she cared for her six younger brothers and sisters. Her untiring struggles against illness caused by severe malnutrition and dirt (she has her first bath in four years) and, above all, the selfish demands of her parents, make this a story of amazing courage and perseverance.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is one of the few books I have which I have read over and over again over the last 13 years. I use this book (and the other autobiographies she has written)when I am feeling low as a pick me up. It makes me feel that no matter how bad things are, if Helen and her family can get through what they experienced I should be able to get through anything!
It is extremely well written, descriptive but not excessively so keeping my interest throughout the book. The characters are conveyed very clearly, and her experiences are very vividly written, the lack of soap, bug bites and lack of food and warmth makes you realise how lucky you are!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fantastic. How this girl lived through all this is amazing, I know that I would have collapsed and died. There was not one book out of the four making the Autobiography that I didn't cry with her.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Forrester family are slowly winning their fight for survival. But 14 year old Helen's personal battle is to persuade her parents to allow her to earn her own living, to lead her own life after years of neglect and inadequate schooling while she cared for her six younger brothers and sisters. Her untiring struggles against illness caused by severe malnutrition and dirt (she has her first bath in 4 years), and above all the selfish demands of her parents, make this story of amazing courage and perseverance both heartbreaking and inspiring
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book arrived in vgc considering it's age.
Helen Firsts has always been a favourite author of mine...the whole series of her life books have me held where other books do not. Worth a look.
Published 12 months ago by A. Chambers
liverpool miss
As usual a very interesting read from Helen Forrester. Very discriptive and i am sure it gives a good reflection of hard times not just in Liverpool but many parts of the UK during... Read more
Published 17 months ago by star trek
Love it
A great piece of writing from an author who is easy to read and suitable for older children and adults alike.
Published 20 months ago by bethlolly
Very happy reader
Most interesting sequel to Helen's earlier books of an extraordinary childhood. Inspired a visit to Liverpool.
Published on 11 Sep 2009 by Careful Carol
Everyone should read this moving account of poverty
The Forrester family are slowly winning their fight for survival. But 14 year old Helen's personal battle is to persuade her parents to allow her to earn her own living, to lead... Read more
Published on 4 April 2005
A life less-ordinary
When I am feeling miserable and sorry for myself - having to work full time, not always having the money to go out or buy the latest fashions - I read any of Helens novels... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2000
More believable than Angela's ashes
I enjoyedreading about how the author surviived the terrible poverty of the thirties and her teenage years in Liverpool.
Published on 14 Oct 1999
Everyone should read this moving account of poverty.
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Published on 30 May 1999
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