The Girl From Seaforth Sands
by Katie Flynn
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Amy Logan's family is poor but proud. They scrape a living by shrimping for the big Liverpool fish market, which Amy hates. It's only because her beloved, and strict, mother rules her with a rod of iron that she mucks in. But Isobel Logan dies in childbirth, and Amy and her brothers start to run wild. Matters aren't helped when her father marries Suzie Keagan from down the street: Until now, Suzie has managed to conceal a dislike for housekeeping and she forces Amy to slave at chores. show more Desperate to escape, Amy leaves home to take her first job. But her happiness is short-lived for her father becomes gravely ill. She must return home and take her place within the family once again... show lessTags
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This was an ok read.
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Liverpool, 1902. Bill and Isobel Logan scratch a living by selling their shrimps around the streets of Liverpool, but Amy, their youngest daughter, hates the work, particularly the smell, about which their neighbour, Paddy Keagan, constantly taunts her.
When Isobel dies, Bill marries Suzie Keagan, a good-looking widow but lazy and selfish. The Keagans move in and tension begins to mount....
Amy is desperate to get away. She takes a room-share in the city centre, but Liverpool is in turmoil with strikes and riots, and life is hard for young girls. Furthermore Amy's visits home are spoiled by the presence of the hated Paddy.....
Back Cover Blurb:
Liverpool, 1902. Bill and Isobel Logan scratch a living by selling their shrimps around the streets of Liverpool, but Amy, their youngest daughter, hates the work, particularly the smell, about which their neighbour, Paddy Keagan, constantly taunts her.
When Isobel dies, Bill marries Suzie Keagan, a good-looking widow but lazy and selfish. The Keagans move in and tension begins to mount....
Amy is desperate to get away. She takes a room-share in the city centre, but Liverpool is in turmoil with strikes and riots, and life is hard for young girls. Furthermore Amy's visits home are spoiled by the presence of the hated Paddy.....
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Judy Turner was born in Norwich, England in 1936. She wrote historical and romantic fiction under the pseudonyms Katie Flynn and Judith Saxton. She wrote more than 90 books during her lifetime including A Liverpool Lass, In Time for Christmas, Christmas at Tuppenny Corner, A Mother's Love, and A Christmas Gift. After being diagnosed with ME show more (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) in 1996, her daughter Holly began assisting her in her writing. She died on January 1, 2019 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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