Twopence to Cross the Mersey (Paperback)

This major best-selling memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool is one of the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read. When Helen Forrester's father went bankrupt in 1930 she and her six siblings were forced into utmost poverty and slum surroundings in Depression-ridden Liverpool. The running of the household and the care of the younger children all fell on twelve-year-old Helen. With very little food or help from her feckless parents, Helen led a life of unrelenting drudgery and hardship. Writing about her experiences later in life, Helen Forrester shed light on an almost forgotten part of life in Britain. , Forrester's memoir of these grim days is as heart-warming as it is shocking.

General

Imprint:	HarperCollinsPublishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2016
Authors:	Helen Forrester
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-818096-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Sagas
LSN:	0-00-818096-2
Barcode:	9780008180966

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