Overview
A wonderful new novel from Liverpool’s best-loved author. A tale of loss and love set in post-Second World War England and France. This is the story of a young Liverpool woman widowed in the Second World War before she can know the happiness of having a family. With the blessing of her mother, with whom she runs a B&B, she goes to Normandy to see where her husband was killed in the D-Day landings. Once she is there, she meets an impoverished French poultry farmer, now reduced to driving a beaten up (and still rare) taxi and looking after his old mother and dying brother. Will these two find happiness together? A touching love story, a compelling portrayal of the aftermath of war and above all a testament to the courage and endurance of oridinary people, Madame Barbara will delight Helen Forrester’s countless fans.
Full Product Details
Author: Helen Forrester
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollins
Dimensions:
Width: 11.10cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 17.80cm
Weight: 0.248kg
ISBN: 9780006513483
ISBN 10: 0006513484
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 03 April 2000
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
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
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
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
Author Information
Author Website: http://www.helenforrester.com/
Helen Forrester was born in Hoylake, Cheshire in 1919 and was the eldest of seven children. She was the author of four phenomenally successful volumes of autobiography and many equally popular novels. Helen’s memoirs recount the years of hardship that she and her family suffered in Depression-era Liverpool, the city that features prominently throughout her work. In 1950, Helen married her husband, Avadh, and moved to India, far away from her Merseyside home. They eventually settled in Alberta, Canada where she lived for almost sixty years. Helen was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Liverpool in 1988 and by the University of Alberta in 1993. There have been a number of successful stage interpretations of Twopence to Cross the Mersey, most recently in 2016 at Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre. Helen died in 2011 aged ninety-two and her writing continues to inspire readers around the world.
