That Liverpool Girl

I tried very hard to like this book more, and wanted to give it three stars, but after a long hard think, I couldn't justify it. This was a frustrating read, because I know that there is an excellent book in here somewhere. Unfortunately, Hamilton's storyline is so jumbled, with the action jumping r......more

Loved this book. Ruth Hamilton was a master storyteller. So much happening inside this one, Love, forbidden love, an unrequited love, death, birth, new beginnings for some with the best descriptions I’ve ever read about the almost total Annihilation of Liverpool and Bootle by the Germans..Such heart......more

There’s something about this type of book that pulls me in almost every time. Strong women holding their families together through difficult times. Eileen is a strong independent woman who is very forward thinking for the time (early 1940s). Her daughter Mel made me laugh and was equal parts likeable......more

Set in Liverpool at the start of WW2, this book took me back to my Nan's home in Aiintree. Now, to show how impressive a feat that is, my Nan died when I was 4yrs old and I am now 44yrs old. So, for me, this book was all about the older characters and a much loved city - Nan's neighbours, Mum's frie......more

Coming from Lancashire and the Bolton area in particular, I love Ruth Hamilton's books. This one switches between the Bolton area and Liverpool with consummate ease. Set during the first three years of WWII, it tells the story of widowed Eileen Watson, her mother Nellie and her daughter Mel, as well......more