Queen of the Mersey
by Maureen Lee
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A wonderfully involving family story that begins in Liverpool at the beginning of the Second World War and spans forty turbulent years. Liverpool, 1939. The Second World War is about to start when pretty Laura Oliver meets Queenie Todd. Laura is twenty-one and happily married. At fourteen, Queenie lacks Laura's confidence and has been deserted by her good-time mother. The two become friends, but when the air raids begin Queenie is trusted to look after two young children, and the three of show more them are evacuated to a small town on the coast of Wales. At first, it is a haven of peace and quiet. The girls have a wonderful time - and then something happens, so terrifying that it will haunt them for the rest of their lives. show lessTags
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** spoiler alert ** No book has ever made me have a sharp intake of breath then Queen of the Mersey whilst reading about Laura's suicide. Although expected it was still a shock that this once sophisticated, hard working, friendly lady could resort to such measures. But it was the death of Vera that upset me the most, again this Maureen Lee tale left me wanting more but I was quite satisfied with the overall outcome but oh I will miss Queenie I think she is by far my favourite character of all the Maureen Lee novels that I have read!
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- Canonical title
- Queen of the Mersey
- Original title
- Queen of the Mersey
- Original publication date
- 2003-08
- People/Characters
- Laura Oliver; Roddy Oliver; Hester Oliver; Mary Oliver [Queen of the Mersey]; Queenie Todd; Vera Monoghan
- Important places
- Wales, UK
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945); World War II, British Home Front
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.25)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 15
- ASINs
- 1
