The Leaving of Liverpool

Author: Lyn Andrews
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 0755376439
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
At the close of the First World War, two sisters' battles are only just beginning... The Leaving of Liverpool is a poignant saga about the friendship between sisters, dangerous men and true love in post-World War I Liverpool, from bestselling author Lyn Andrews. Perfect for fans of Anne Baker, Sheila Newberry and Josephine Cox. It is 1919 and Liverpool has been devastated by World War I. Sons, husbands and fathers have been lost and street after street plunged into mourning. Now, at last, the war is finally over. Emily Parkinson goes back into service and enjoys the return to normality. But Emily's younger sister, Phoebe-Anne, has ideas beyond her station. Working as a lady's maid, Phoebe-Ann hopes that one day she will be more than just a confidante to her mistress's shell-shocked brother James Mercer. When Emily is brutally attacked, the sisters' lives come close to ruin. Phoebe-Ann is forced to leave the Mercer household and falls into the arms of Jake Malone, of the notorious Malone clan. But as Emily slowly recovers it seems that Phoebe-Anne might just be able to escape the mistakes of her past after all - even if it does mean leaving Liverpool... What readers are saying about The Leaving of Liverpool: 'Really enjoyed every moment of this book. It's a page turner right from the start' 'Excellent read - five stars'

The Leaving of Liverpool

Author: Maureen Lee
Publisher: Orion Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780752847542
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371

Book Description
'It's not the leaving of Liverpool that's grieving me, but my darling when I think of thee...' It is a cold February night in 1925 when two teenage sisters - Mollie and Annemarie Kenny - 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 doctor father. With sensitive, creative Annemarie so traumatised she can barely remember her name, Mollie decides they should make a new life for themselves and she takes her younger sister to Liverpool where they will board a ship to New York. There, she thinks, they will be safe. 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, her fortune and her raison d'être on Broadway, while Mollie, devastated by guilt and grief at the loss of her sister, eventually carves out a life of family, hearth and home in Liverpool, a city of warmth and humour that she grows to love. As the 1920s make way for the Depression and the edgy 1930s, the spectre of another war looms. The Second World War will separate many more people from their loved ones, but, as Mollie sees in the cheerful, stoical camaraderie of blitzed Liverpool, it can also bring people together...

The Leaving of Liverpool for Easy Piano

Author: Traditional Celtic
Publisher: SilverTonalities
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
The Leaving of Liverpool for Easy Piano Celtic Mists Series for Novice Pianists by SilverTonalities Featuring the popular “The Leaving of Liverpool”, and also Including 10 Traditional Irish Folk Songs, with Letter Names Embedded in Noteheads to increase the ability to recognize Musical Pitch and Read Music Quickly and Accurately PREVIEW, pages 1-2 THE BOYS OF COOMANORE, pages 3-5 THE DAIRY MAID, pages 6-8 THE FOX AND HIS WIFE, pages 9-10 I MET HER IN THE GARDEN, pages 11-12 THE MORNING STAR, pages 13-14 THE PARTING GLASS, pages 15-17 SIT DOWN BESIDE ME, pages 18-19 THE LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL, pages 20-22 THE MANTLE SO GREEN, pages 23-24 WITH BIDDY BY MY SIDE, pages 25-26 WITHIN THIS VILLAGE DWELLS A MAID, pages 27-28

Lights Out Liverpool

Author: Maureen Lee
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 140913881X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377

Book Description
Number One bestseller Maureen Lee's first novel of the hugely popular Pearl Street series. 'With her talent for storytelling, queen of saga-writing Maureen Lee weaves intrigue, love and warmth into every page' My Weekly As Britain stands alone against a monstrous enemy, the inhabitants of Pearl Street, in Liverpool, face hardship and heartbreak with courage and humour. The war touches each of them in a different way: for Annie Poulson, a widow, it means never-ending worry when her twin boys are called up and sent to France; Sheila Reilly's husband, Cal, faces the terror of U-Boat attacks; Eileen Costello is liberated from a bitter, loveless marriage when her husband is sent to Egypt and she goes to work in a munitions factory - and falls in love. And Jessica Fleming, down on her luck, is forced to return to the street she'd hoped never to see again.

Australia on the Small Screen, 1970-1995

Author: Scott Murray
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
This major new reference work, produced in association with the Australian Film Commission, covers the last quarter of a century of Australian film-making for television. It includes 414 films made specifically for television, some of which have to date appeared only on video. 150 mini-series as opposed to long-running drama series are also covered, including famous mini-series such as Bodyline, A Town Like Alice, and The Cowra Breakout.Australia on the Small Screen, with an introduction by the author, Scott Murray, is divided into two parts, covering television films and mini-series. Where available, the following information is given: year of production, length, rating, production details, financial backing, director, producer, scriptwriter, editor, composer, costume designer, sound editor, cinematographer, and full cast details. Each entry ends with a synopsis. Many of the works are illustrated.Here then is a comprehensive reference to two immensely popular and creative forms, and an attractive companion to Australian Film, 1978-1994.

Ring of Fire

Author: Simon Hughes
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473540283
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 355

Book Description
Following the success of Simon Hughes’ Red Machine and Men in White Suits, books which depicted Liverpool FC’s domination during the 1980s and its subsequent fall in the 1990s, Ring of Fire focuses on the 2000s and the primary characters who propelled Liverpool to the forefront of European football once again. With a foreword by Steven Gerrard, this is the third edition in a bestselling series based on revealing interviews with former players, coaches and managers. For Liverpool FC, entry into the 21st century began with modernisation and trophies under manager Gérard Houllier and development was then underpinned by improbable Champions League glory under Rafael Benítez. Yet that is only half of the story. The decade ended with the club being on the verge of administration after the shambolic reign of American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. In Ring of Fire, Hughes’ interviewees – including Jamie Carragher, Xabi Alonso and Michael Owen – take you through Melwood’s training ground gates and into the inner sanctum, the Liverpool dressing room. Each person delivers fascinating insights into the minds of the players, coaches and boardroom members as they talk frankly about exhilarating highs and excruciating lows, from winning cups in Cardiff and Istanbul to the political infighting that undermined a succession of managerial reigns. Ring of Fire tells the real stories: those never told before by the key players who lived through it all.

Au Revoir Liverpool

Author: Maureen Lee
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 1409124711
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
A gripping Second World War novel, from the bestselling author of NOTHING LASTS FOREVER and THE LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL. Liverpool, 1937. Jessica is married to Bertie, a mean, patronising man who she has stayed with purely for the sake of her two young children. To make up for the love and passion that is missing from her life, she spends the occasional afternoon at the local cinema, lost in romantic films. But when an unexpected glass of champagne is offered to her in a Liverpool hotel, the consequences turn out to be shattering. When Bertie discovers his wife's deceit, he is ruthless in his revenge. He sells their house and disappears with her beloved children, leaving Jessica devastated and alone. Then she is asked to visit Paris and help an old friend and her small daughters return to Liverpool before the onset of the war. But Jessica finds herself stranded in Paris under German occupation. With new friends and a small family to care for, she must find the courage that she never knew she possessed...

Even Heskey Scored

Author: Emile Heskey
Publisher: Pitch Publishing
ISBN: 9781801504171
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The revealing autobiography of former footballer Emile Heskey. One of Leicester's favourite sons, he moved on from City to Liverpool in an £11 million deal, winning a total of eight trophies and over 60 England caps. Even Heskey Scored is the story of a largely unsung player, loved by his team-mates, who overcame fierce criticism to live the dream.

Outside Lola's

Author: Paul Diggory
Publisher: FeedARead.com
ISBN: 9781839452918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
An uplifting contemporary romantic comedy driven by four characters, Outside Lola's is set in Andalucia. Redundant, now separated, life has fizzled out for Jack, so it's off to Mojacar to stay with old friend Robert. After a chance encounter with two Spaniards on the beach, Beatriz lights up his world and moves him in a way he'd not foreseen. Increasingly seduced by a shot at new romance, he has to weigh this against news of his wife's health concerns. When they have to leave behind the Alhambra to rescue the hapless Robert and Alfredo from their habitual incompetence, they're drawn ever closer - but can he throw off the shackles from thirty years of marital repression and will Robert ever discover anything he's good at? Set in the summer of 2018 and played out to a backdrop of Almeria's cinematic heritage and Andalucian history, culture and landscape, Outside Lola's is an optimistic story of relationships, of recovery and discovery. Sometimes poignant, often darkly humorous, it highlights the way our lives are shaped by chance. The nature of the story and its range of locations make Outside Lola's a good choice for holiday reading, or increasingly as a nostalgic look back at a time when we could fly to sunnier climes! The author's affection for the region is evident and his first hand experience brings authenticity. The descriptions and information relating to places of interest in Almeria and Granada in particular are likely to appeal to travellers and anyone who loves Andalucia.

The Persistence of Memory

Author: Jessica Moody
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1789622328
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
The Persistence of Memory is a history of the public memory of transatlantic slavery in the largest slave-trading port city in Europe, from the end of the 18th century into the 21st century; from history to memory. Mapping this public memory over more than two centuries reveals the ways in which dissonant pasts, rather than being 'forgotten histories', persist over time as a contested public debate. This public memory, intimately intertwined with constructions of 'place' and 'identity', has been shaped by legacies of transatlantic slavery itself, as well as other events, contexts and phenomena along its trajectory, revealing the ways in which current narratives and debate around difficult histories have histories of their own. By the 21st century, Liverpool, once the 'slaving capital of the world', had more permanent and long-lasting memory work relating to transatlantic slavery than any other British city. The long history of how Liverpool, home to Britain's oldest continuous black presence, has publicly 'remembered' its own slaving past, how this has changed over time and why, is of central significance and relevance to current and ongoing efforts to face contested histories, particularly those surrounding race, slavery and empire.