Down Daisy Street

Name: Down Daisy Street
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Katie Flynn
ISBN: 9781407983820

Author: Katie Flynn

Narrator: Anne Dover

Unabridged: 13 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 11/01/2003

Categories: Fiction, Sagas

Synopsis

Liverpool, 1935. Kathy Kelling is coming home to Daisy Street from her first day at the High School, longing to tell her friend, Jane, all about it. The Kelling's life becomes a struggle when Kathy’s brother Billy has a serious accident. He needs constant attention and Mrs Kelling must take in lodgers so that Kathy’s schooling does not suffer. ## When war breaks out Kathy and Jane are forced to grow up fast. Kathy meets the handsome Alec Hewitt, but he is more attracted to blonde, bubbly Jane. But Fate has not yet finished with Kathy Kelling...

About Katie Flynn

Katie Flynn is the pen name of the much-loved writer, Judy Turner, who published over ninety novels in her lifetime. Judy's unique stories were inspired by hearing family recollections of life in Liverpool during the early twentieth century, and her books went on to sell more than eight million copies. Judy passed away in January 2019, aged 82.The legacy of Katie Flynn lives on through her daughter, Holly Flynn, who continues to write under the Katie Flynn name. Holly worked as an assistant to her mother for many years and together they co-authored a number of Katie Flynn novels.Holly lives in the north east of Wales with her husband Simon and their two children. When she's not writing she enjoys walking her two lurchers, Sparky and Snoopy, in the surrounding countryside, and cooking forbidden foods such as pies, cakes and puddings! She looks forward to sharing many more Katie Flynn stories, which she and her mother devised together, with readers in the years to come.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirley

Loved this book and I couldn't put this book down. Think I might re-read my Katie Flynn books again in the holidays. Pure nostalgia. Recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Sushma

I have been wanting to try reading Katie Flynn books from a very long time. Seems like I couldn't have picked a better book than this. A nice light read set in the 1930s and 40s about a young girl. Her friendships, her family, her dreams, her aspirations, and finally a wonderful love story. I loved......more

Goodreads review by kathleen morley

Memorys This book brought back happy memorys to me i was brought up around daisy st and went to daisy st school p, learned first aid in stanley hospital so it was most enjoyable but it gave me the insite of the war and going in the shelters what my mam & granny had to do very interesting book......more

Goodreads review by Ann

A lovely read set in 1930`s Liverpool. The story is mainly about Kathy growing up in Liverpool and then joining the war effort during the second world war. Although from a quite a poor area of Liverpool Kathy`s parents wanted the best for her and did their utmost to ensure that she was well educated......more

Goodreads review by Linda

Really enjoyed reading this book......more