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Liverpool Miss (Paperback)

by Helen Forrester (Author)
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  • Paperback: 354 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (9 Oct 2009)
  • ISBN-10: 0007350732
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007350735
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 75,000 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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.

About the Author

Helen Forrester was born in Hoylake, Cheshire, the eldest of seven children. For many years, until she married, her home was Liverpool, a city that features prominently in her work. For over thirty years now she has made her home in Alberta, Canada. In 1988 she was awarded an honourary D.Litt. by the University of Liverpool in recognition of her achievements as an author.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Story of Courage and Perseverance, 3 Mar 2006
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This review is from: Liverpool Miss (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!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The most moving story I have ever read., 27 Jun 2000
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This review is from: Liverpool Miss (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.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this moving account of poverty, 4 April 2005
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy reader
Most interesting sequel to Helen's earlier books of an extraordinary childhood. Inspired a visit to Liverpool.
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. Rosamund S. Weissman

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 30 May 1999

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