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The complete Helen Forrester 4-book memoir : Twopence to cross the mersey, Liverpool miss, By the waters of Liverpool, Lime Street at two

The complete four-volume collection of classic memoir recounting a poverty-stricken childhood in 1930s Liverpool that started with Twopence To Cross the Mersey. Twopence To Cross The Mersey -- When Helen Forrester's father went bankrupt in 1930 she and her six siblings were forced into dreadful poverty in Depression-ridden Liverpool. Managing the household and caring for the younger children all fell on twelve-year-old Helen. Written without self-pity, Forrester's memoir of these grim days is as heart-warming as it is shocking. Liverpool Miss -- Life remains extremely tough for fourteen-year-old Helen. Her continuing struggles against malnutrition, dirt and, above all, the selfish demands of her parents, are deeply shocking. But Helen's fortitude in the most harrowing of situations makes this a story of amazing courage. By The Waters Of Liverpool -- though her parents are as financially irresponsible as ever, wasting...

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