We have an exceptional new release for you today from best-selling author Helen Forrester. Best known for pioneering the gritty, working-class memoir, much of Helen's phenomenally successful novels are drawn from scenes in her own life in the backstreets of 1930s Liverpool.We're really proud to be publishing Forrester's classics and LIVERPOOL DAISY is a fantastic introduction to Helen's unflinching yet uplifting style. We hope you'll join us in reading it!
Brace yourself for an emotional rollercoaster. This book will make you laugh, cry, and will have you gripped from beginning to end – we need to know what happens to Daisy!
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ONE OF THE MOST HEART-WARMING, FUNNY AND INSPIRING BOOKS YOU WILL EVER READ
LIVERPOOL, 1931
Meet Daisy Gallagher, a mother from a large Irish Catholic family living in the tough streets of pre-war Liverpool. She’s a huge character, passionate in her loves and hatreds. After her own mum dies, she becomes head of her poverty-stricken family.
Her best friend Nellie O'Brien is dying. She needs urgent medical attention. Daisy’s desperation for money leads her into the darkened streets and into the arms of drunken sailors willing to pay.
FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR WHO ORIGINATED THE GENRE, AN ABSOLUTELY COMPELLING NOVEL OF A WOMAN STRUGGLING TO LOOK AFTER THOSE SHE LOVES IN HARD TIMES.
Fighting competition, weeping at her own suffering, laughing with her clients, she becomes the toast of the waterfront and earns enough money to help her friend and her family.
Daisy manages to hide her new occupation from her loved ones. But what happens when her sailor husband comes back from sea?
A BOOK WHICH WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY, AND HAVE YOU GRIPPED TILL YOU FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS TO DAISY
PRAISE FOR HELEN FORRESTER
“Records of hardship during the Thirties or earlier are not rare; but this has features that make it stand apart.” Observer
“The story of a young girl’s courage and perseverance against adversity… warm-hearted and excellent.” Manchester Evening News
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT LIVERPOOL DAISY
“I love this book so much, I've read it several times, and I can't say that about any other book. It's funny, tragic ,and hugely entertaining all at the same time. A true classic, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone.” Lizzie
“Wonderfully well written and kept me glued to the very end.” S. Perkins
“Read much too late into the night with this book.” Margmax
“Loved this story, laughed, cried & wanted to champion the strength of women when up against life’s hurdles.” Xmas Shopper
“From start to finish it had me hooked.” D Ward
“One of the best books I have ever read.” Wakey Lass
ALSO FROM HELEN FORRESTER
THREE WOMEN OF LIVERPOOL
THE LATCHKEY KID
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