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Lyn Andrews

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Sisältää nimet: Andrews Lyn, Lynda M. Andrews

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Tekijän teokset

Far from Home (1999) 47 kappaletta
The Queen's Promise (2012) 44 kappaletta
A Daughter's Journey (2008) 41 kappaletta
Love and a Promise (2002) 35 kappaletta
The Ties That Bind (1999) 34 kappaletta
Across a Summer Sea (1876) 34 kappaletta
Days of Hope (1900) 34 kappaletta
A Mother's Love (2004) 34 kappaletta
Every Mother's Son (2005) 33 kappaletta
Angels of Mercy (1600) 32 kappaletta
My Sister's Child (1757) 31 kappaletta
Take These Broken Wings (1999) 30 kappaletta
Liverpool Lamplight (1997) 29 kappaletta
Mist Over the Mersey (1994) 28 kappaletta
From This Day Forth (1833) 28 kappaletta
Maggie May (1993) 27 kappaletta
The House on Lonely Street (2002) 26 kappaletta
A Wing and a Prayer (2003) 24 kappaletta
Mersey Blues (1995) 24 kappaletta
Where the Mersey Flows (1997) 23 kappaletta
Friends Forever (1825) 23 kappaletta
Ellan Vannin (1991) 23 kappaletta
When Daylight Comes (1772) 22 kappaletta
To Love and to Cherish (2010) 21 kappaletta
When Tomorrow Dawns (1998) 20 kappaletta
Sunlight on the Mersey (2012) 20 kappaletta
Liverpool Songbird (1996) 19 kappaletta
The Leaving of Liverpool (1992) 18 kappaletta
A Secret in the Family (2009) 17 kappaletta
The Sisters O'Donnell (1990) 17 kappaletta
Liverpool Angels (2013) 17 kappaletta
From Liverpool with Love (2014) 15 kappaletta
Heart and Home (2015) 15 kappaletta
White Empress (1989) 14 kappaletta
Beyond a Misty Shore (2011) 13 kappaletta
Liverpool Lou (1991) 12 kappaletta
The Liverpool Matchgirl (2018) 11 kappaletta
Elizabeth, The Witch's Daughter (2017) 9 kappaletta
The Tudor Heritage (2017) 8 kappaletta
The White Lion of Norfolk (2017) 6 kappaletta
The Danish Queen (2017) 6 kappaletta
On a Wing and a Prayer (2002) 5 kappaletta
The Queen S Promise Promo (2013) 5 kappaletta
A Moment in Time: A Short Story (2015) 3 kappaletta
The girls from Mersey View (2021) 3 kappaletta
The White Empress (2009) 1 kappale
The Sisters O Donnell P (2008) 1 kappale

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Yleistieto

Virallinen nimi
Andrews, Lynda M
Muut nimet
Andrews, Lyn (writes as)
Andrews, Lynda M (writes as)
Syntymäaika
1944
Sukupuoli
female
Kansalaisuus
England
UK
Syntymäpaikka
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Asuinpaikat
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK (birth)
Ireland
Lyhyt elämäkerta
Lyn Andrews is one of the UK's top one hundred best-selling authors, reaching No. 1 on the Sunday Times paperback bestseller list. Born and brought up in Liverpool, she is the daughter of a policeman who also married a policeman. After becoming the mother of triplets, she took some time off from her writing whilst she raised her children. Shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Award in 1993, she has now written twenty-six hugely successful novels. Lyn Andrews divides her time between Merseyside and Ireland.

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In the early spring of 1909, Ellen Holt, living with her parents in the heart of Liverpool’s slums, works at Felton’s Rope Factory in order to help her family survive. On her way home, she sees a poster advertising a meeting of suffragettes. Intrigued, she considers going but knows that her mother does not approve of the suffragettes. After considerable thought, Ellen decides to attend the meeting, but without telling her parents about it.

Although apprehensive, she joins the crowd of women entering the theatre and is warmly welcomed. After listing to the speakers, Ellen decides she will give serious thought to joining the suffragettes. As Ellen leaves the theatre, a small group of jeering men and boys confronts the departing women. But Ellen pushes her way through and heads for home.

But someone is following her. Could it be men from that taunting group? What will happen when they confront Ellen?

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This short story, an introduction to Ellen Holt, gives the background story that precedes the author’s “From Liverpool with Love.” As with all short stories, there’s not much character development, but readers are likely to find Ellen both sympathetic and courageous; intrigued by this introduction, readers are sure to want to read more; the only disappointment here is that the story is so short.

Compelling and heartwarming, this story foreshadows what is to come; readers who enjoy historical fiction will find much to appreciate here.

Recommended.
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jfe16 | Aug 25, 2022 |
I really enjoyed the book but did find it a little slow. In the end it was worth it though.
 
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Alison74 | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 16, 2021 |
I really enjoyed this book. I've never read any of this authors books before but will certainly read more. The only Critism is that the end was rushed.
 
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Alison74 | 1 muu arvostelu | Feb 16, 2021 |
The Leaving of Liverpool by Lyn Andrews is a British family saga about the Parkinson family, in particular, the two daughters, Ellen and Phoebe-Ann. Set in the immediate years after World War I, the Parkinsons are a working class family that has lost their father to a working accident and then the two older boys in the War. The four remaining children all have jobs with both Ellen and Phoebe-Ann are in service, while the boys work on Liverpool’s busy docks and dream of emigrating to North America. The mother, Lily, is about to take a second husband, Albert. At first apprehensive about this new man coming into their family, Albert fits in wonderfully and soon the family automatically turns to him for advice and guidance.

While Ellen is the sensible sister, Phoebe-Ann tends to be the flighty one and follows her heart where it leads her. Eventually it leads her into a terrible marriage. Tied to the drunken Jake Malone, a member of the notorious Malone family. Meanwhile Ellen has her troubles. Although she has the faithful and caring Edwin wanting to marry her, she first suffers a terrible attack and needs lots of time to recover, then other family problems seem to conspire to keep these two from starting a life together.

I find this author writes interesting and well-crafted stories that hold my attention. The story unfolds in a straight forward manner and the reader learns how difficult life could be in the days of no government support for the poor or disabled. The Leaving of Liverpool was a light read about a lower class family who strive to improve themselves by hard work with plenty of family, fussing, feuding and romance thrown into the mix.
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DeltaQueen50 | 1 muu arvostelu | Apr 29, 2020 |

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