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`Gritty romance doesn't come better than from the pen of Liverpool author Hamilton. Here she tells the moving story of three generations of strong, determined women and the war that threatened to tear them apart.... A wartime journey filled with forbidden love, tragedy and the terrifying sounds of the Luftwaffe's bombs' --Summer Reading Choice, Lancashire Evening Post
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Rich with warmth and humour, this is the gritty new saga from much-loved storyteller, Ruth Hamilton.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was excellent, giving a real feeling of the difficulties and fears of living through a war, in an area that was definitely going to be a target for bombs.
Families need to decide whether to stay put, at risk to their lives, or to move to somewhere safer. Widow Eileen Watson decides that she must take up the opportunity to move her children to a more rural area - her three sons are always in trouble and they don't cope well when removed. Her beautiful daughter cannot move with them as she has a scholarship to an excellent school, and is the one who may be able to make something of herself.
Miss Hilda Pickavance, thought by all to be rather posh and unbending, turns out to be anything but, and her life becomes entwined with Eileen's family, to everyone's benefit.
There are always those who will abuse their position in life, and there are interesting examples of this.
This was a good read, really bringing to life the problems of wartime life, and some of the really tough decisions families had to make.
Families need to decide whether to stay put, at risk to their lives, or to move to somewhere safer. Widow Eileen Watson decides that she must take up the opportunity to move her children to a more rural area - her three sons are always in trouble and they don't cope well when removed. Her beautiful daughter cannot move with them as she has a scholarship to an excellent school, and is the one who may be able to make something of herself.
Miss Hilda Pickavance, thought by all to be rather posh and unbending, turns out to be anything but, and her life becomes entwined with Eileen's family, to everyone's benefit.
There are always those who will abuse their position in life, and there are interesting examples of this.
This was a good read, really bringing to life the problems of wartime life, and some of the really tough decisions families had to make.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
enjoyed this book so much i couldent put it down, i wanted to read it but dident want to come to the end {HOW DAFT IS THAT} i will definatly read more of her books.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The Liverpool Girl by Ruth Hamilton is a wonderful read and though based on the Second World War it was filled with so much laughter, passion, sadness, heroism, and everything else in-between. This is a book which will show the reader the real lives of the residents of Scotland Road and the surrounding districts how though most of them lived in poverty never lost that wonderful sense of humour the people of Liverpool are famous for.
Ruth Hamilton filled this book with wonderful characters which showed a true look at the world famous Scotland Road especially around the years of the Second World War.
This road has been written about so many times in so many different books and many of them showed the wonderful community spirit of the residents of this famous area. There is no book which I have enjoyed as much as this one which is based on the Second World War and in this area as I have enjoyed what Ruth Hamilton has written with such wonderful comic timing but also showed the terrible suffering of this time.
Each of the main characters was written with vivid descriptions and the author with her wonderful writing had me caring for each of the characters. The main characters especially Nellie Kennedy and her daughter Eileen and Eileen's children was written with fantastic sense of humours that when I was reading I was laughing so much the tears were pouring down my face. But as strong as the humour was in the book the tragedy and heartache of poverty and war was written with as much depth and strength that the reader was given a full account of what this wonderful community suffered due to poverty and the bombings through this time the book is based on especially the years 1939-1942 until America entered the war and came to Britain's aid.
This book also covers mental illness in a very sympathetic and caring way also depression and how it was treated according to who the patient was at this time. It is clearly a book which has been well researched not only the devastation of Liverpool because of the bombing but how different illnesses were beginning to be treated at this time eg. diabetes, depression, etc
This is a book which I highly recommend as a wonderful read which I am sure the reader will laugh as much as cry with the characters as I have done.
Ruth Hamilton filled this book with wonderful characters which showed a true look at the world famous Scotland Road especially around the years of the Second World War.
This road has been written about so many times in so many different books and many of them showed the wonderful community spirit of the residents of this famous area. There is no book which I have enjoyed as much as this one which is based on the Second World War and in this area as I have enjoyed what Ruth Hamilton has written with such wonderful comic timing but also showed the terrible suffering of this time.
Each of the main characters was written with vivid descriptions and the author with her wonderful writing had me caring for each of the characters. The main characters especially Nellie Kennedy and her daughter Eileen and Eileen's children was written with fantastic sense of humours that when I was reading I was laughing so much the tears were pouring down my face. But as strong as the humour was in the book the tragedy and heartache of poverty and war was written with as much depth and strength that the reader was given a full account of what this wonderful community suffered due to poverty and the bombings through this time the book is based on especially the years 1939-1942 until America entered the war and came to Britain's aid.
This book also covers mental illness in a very sympathetic and caring way also depression and how it was treated according to who the patient was at this time. It is clearly a book which has been well researched not only the devastation of Liverpool because of the bombing but how different illnesses were beginning to be treated at this time eg. diabetes, depression, etc
This is a book which I highly recommend as a wonderful read which I am sure the reader will laugh as much as cry with the characters as I have done.
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Very good condition
i brought this product and was very happy with condition it came in. I actually brought this book for my mum,she also was happy with the condition.
Published 5 months ago by Ellie.
That liverpool girl
I have read a few of Ruth Hamilton books & like her style so i bought her latest book to read
Published 9 months ago by Mrs. B. Bunce
The Liverpool Girl
As a Ruth Hamilton fan I look forward to each new book that comes out and this one did not disappoint really enjoyed it.
Published 10 months ago by S. Bibby
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