Mourning Doves [Mass Market Paperback]

Helen Forrester (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 1996

From Liverpool's best-loved author comes a superb novel of loss and grief, love and hope, set on Merseyside in 1920. When her husband dies suddenly, Louise Gilmore and her daughters Edna and Celia are left with nothing but debts. Forced to move from their fine Liverpool house with servants to a run-down cottage in Hoylake, the three women must learn to make their way in an entirely new world. Although they live with fear, uncertainty and even despair, the women find there are also unexpected opportunities in store. This is a heartwarming story of family relationships and a powerful portrait of a nation changed forever by the Great War.

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About the Author

Born in Cheshire, Helen Forrester, the eldest of seven children, made her home in Liverpool until emigrating to Canada. She is the author of four bestselling volumes of autobiography and a number of equally successful novels.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers (December 16, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0006498744
• ISBN-13: 978-0006498742
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,650,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mourning Doves, October 12, 2002

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Uncle Bulgaria (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mourning Doves (Hardcover)

This was a heart warming story, of war time tragedy, and a women recovering from loosing all they had ever known. The story flowed well and managed to cover many years successfully with out the reader feeling that there were still questions to answered. I especially enjoyed the accuracy in which the story was told, and found myself amazed at how far women have come since WWII, as people in their own right, and within the community itself. Highly recommended for those who enjoy historical novels.