The Children Left Behind
A gritty and heartwarming wartime Liverpool saga
$23.31
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2025
Summary
Full of nostalgia and set against a backdrop of the Festival of Britain and the aftermath of the Second World War, The Children Left Behind is a gritty, emotional, heartwarming and uplifting saga.
1940, Liverpool
When Alice Lacey was seven, she and her two best friends, Bob and Matty, watched the sky set on fire. Ten years later, the three remain friends, and Bob is now Alice’s sweetheart. He would marry her tomorrow, but Alice has ambitions to better herself;…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035015283 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035015285 |
| Author: | Eliza Morton |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 131mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Liverpool Orphans Trilogy |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
A gripping blend of romance, heartfelt emotions and post-war intrigue … a deliciously nostalgic saga for summer nights. * The Star *
Eliza Morton
Eliza Morton was born in Liverpool and worked as an actress. She is known for playing Madeline Basset in Jeeves and Wooster and Lucinda in the Liverpool sitcom, Watching. As well as TV, she has also worked in theatre and film. She trained at Guildhall School of Drama and as a writer, with The Royal Court Young Writers’ Group. She is an award-winning short-story writer and has also written drama for TV, film and theatre. In her formative years at convent school, she spent her weekends playing the piano accordion in Northern Working Men’s Clubs. She lives with her husband - the actor Peter Davison - in Middlesex. She is author of A Liverpool Girl and A Last Dance in Liverpool under the name Elizabeth Morton.
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