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Sto caricando le informazioni... Liverpool Miss (1974)di Helen Forrester
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Everyone should read this moving account of poverty. Back Cover Blurb: The continuing story of Helen Forrester's poverty stricken childhood in Liverpool during the Depression. The Forrester family are slowly winning their fight for survival. But fourteen year old Helen's personal battle is to persuade her parents to allow her to earn her own living, to lead her own life after the years of neglect and inadequate schooling after she cared for her six younger siblings. Her untiring struggles against illness caused by severe malnutrition and dirt ( she had her first bath in four years) and, above all, the selfish demands of her parents, make this a story of amazing courage and perseverance. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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The Forrester family are slowly winning their fight for survival. But 14-year-old Helen's personal battle is to persuade her parents to allow her to earn her own living, to lead her own life after the years of neglect and inadequate schooling while she cared for her six younger brothers and sisters. Her untiring struggles against illness caused by severe malnutrition and dirt (she has her first bath in four years) and, above all, the selfish demands of her parents make this a story of amazing courage and perseverance. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Initially, I had trouble getting into the book and understanding the juxtaposition of past/present. At first, I thought the purpose of the book -for me- was to not finishing reading it. However, I stuck at it. In its pages I learned about Liverpool, England's response to the depression, about social orders, about the true meaning of friendship, about adult struggles as seen through chilren's eyes, and the mature understanding that comes from Helen as she matures and finds her own purpose in the world - in her world.
I'm glad I stuck with it - a very uplifting book. ( )