{"product_id":"9781472269683-the-girls-from-mersey-view-a-nostalgic-saga-of-love-hard-times-and-friendship-in-1930s-liverpool","title":"The Girls From Mersey View: A nostalgic saga of love, hard times and friendship in 1930s Liverpool","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Lyn Andrews\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback, 128mm x 196mm, 270g, 384 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Headline Publishing Group, United Kingdom, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her nostalgic and heart-warming saga, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Lyn Andrews evokes the ups and downs of life in the back streets of 1930s Liverpool\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An outstanding storyteller' \u003ci\u003eWoman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiverpool, 1935. Monica and Joan Copperfield are firm friends. Monica dreams of a better life as a hairdresser - though her parents are suspicious of such a glamorous profession. Joan has her eye on a job at Crawford's biscuit factory, with cheap chocolate biscuits as an irresistible perk.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Monica catches the eye of her boss's son, she's flattered. But could he ever be serious about a back-street girl? Meanwhile Glaswegian Jim is keen on Joan - but she's grown up around a bad marriage, and is suspicious of romance. Yet Jim's kindness and sense of humour are hard to resist . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShocking secrets, lifelong friendships and the unbreakable spirit of a working-class community facing war are woven irresistibly together in Lyn Andrews' evocative novel.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders are loving \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girls From Mersey View\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'What \u003cb\u003ea delightful story'\u003c\/b\u003e *****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'I loved the characters and the setting. This is \u003cb\u003ea story of hope and friendship\u003c\/b\u003e and I \u003cb\u003ehighly recommend\u003c\/b\u003e' *****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'What a \u003cb\u003edelight\u003c\/b\u003e this book was to read ... an \u003cb\u003einspirational\u003c\/b\u003e story' *****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I \u003cb\u003eloved this\u003c\/b\u003e book and would \u003cb\u003erecommend \u003c\/b\u003eit to anyone' *****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyn Andrews was born in Liverpool in 1944; her father Joseph was killed on D-Day just nine months later. Lyn was brought up in Liverpool and became a secretary before she married and gave birth to triplets. Once the children had gone to school Lyn began writing, and her first novel was quickly accepted for publication. She has since written over thirty books, many of them \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLyn lives on the Isle of Man, but spends many weeks of the year back on Merseyside, seeing her children and  grandchildren.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.lynandrewsbooks.co.uk\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFacebook: @LynAndrewsBooks\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwitter: @lynandrewsbooks","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46154816061659,"sku":"9781472269683","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1f31428553034d8fb6a74d3247b8cb83.png?v=1729127286","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781472269683-the-girls-from-mersey-view-a-nostalgic-saga-of-love-hard-times-and-friendship-in-1930s-liverpool","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}