The Leaving Of Liverpool

Name: The Leaving Of Liverpool
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Maureen Lee
ISBN: 9780752898179

Author: Maureen Lee

Narrator: Jacqueline King

Abridged: 4 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 06/12/2008

Categories: Fiction, Sagas, Historical Fiction, Family Life, Romance

Synopsis

It is a cold February night in 1925 when two teenage sisters - Mollie and Annemarie - escape from their home in a tiny Irish village. Their beloved mother has died and the girls have suffered shocking abuse at the hands of their father. They head to Liverpool where they will board a ship to New York. But the smallest, cruellest twist of fate conspires to separate the girls just as the boat is about to sail, leaving Mollie stranded in Liverpool and Annemarie at the mercy of strangers in America.

The subsequent paths of their lives could not be more different. Annemarie discovers her future and her fortune, while Mollie, devastated by guilt and grief at the loss of her sister, eventually carves out a new life in Liverpool. Then the Second World War looms - with surprising consequences for the two sisters...

Read by Jacqueline King

(p) 2007 Orion Publishing Group

About Maureen Lee

Maureen Lee was born in Liverpool and had numerous short stories published and a play professionally staged before her first novel was published. Her award-winning novels earned her many fans and she was a regular SUNDAY TIMES top ten bestseller. Her novel DANCING IN THE DARK won the RNA Award. Maureen Lee lived in Colchester with her family until she passed away in 2020.

About Jacqueline King

With numerous audiobook and stage credits to her name, Jacqueline King has also had a great variety of television roles, including parts in Doctors, Doctor Who, The Bill, 55 Degrees North and Casualty. She has read a number of Maureen Lee audios, abridged and unabridged.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirley on December 14, 2017

I have read this book a few times since I bought it. If you stumble across a copy it's well worth a read. highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Amina on October 30, 2022

Opsežna saga o jednoj porodici.......more

Goodreads review by Cody on December 24, 2021

The leaving of Liverpool | Maureen Lee ⭐️⭐️⭐️ >Imagine, running away from what you believe to be your worst nightmare.. for it to be only the beginning. Escaping during the middle of the night to get away from their father, Mollie and Annemarie have come up with a plan to leave Ireland for good and......more

Goodreads review by Jasleen on September 23, 2020

At times I felt Molly's story was better. But whatever be the case, the book keeps you on your edge. It feels like a family saga executed beautifully.......more

Goodreads review by Bronwyn on January 14, 2011

This was a heartwarming family story and I enjoyed it very much that takes place in Liverpool, New York & Ireland from 1925 to about 1945 It is February 1925 and 16 year old Mollie and 13 year old Annemarie Kenny are running away from home in Donethly, Ireland where they have both suffered abuse by t......more