TWOPENCE TO CROSS THE MERSEY [Paperback]

HELEN FORRESTER (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 281 pages
• Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 000775003X
• ISBN-13: 978-0007750030
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,941,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Twopence to cross the Mersey", January 30, 2000

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"cindidol" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twopence to Cross the Mersey (Hardcover)

What a beautiful sad story. I really felt like I was there the whole time. It really makes me think about how lucky I am compared to her.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compares well with, "Angela's Ashes", August 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Twopence to Cross the Mersey (Hardcover)

Haunting story of the great Depression in northern England from the viewpoint of a young girl. You share the hunger and bewilderment and struggle to survive. Told beautifully.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars enjoy this book, February 24, 2004

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Sharon Clavel (new york ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twopence to Cross the Mersey (Hardcover)

I have read and reread these books since I was a child in Ireland. The beauty of these books is the simplicity with which she pulls you in to the story. She writes and weaves a story that if you have any type of imagination you will feel like you are in that bare room covered by a coat and having scruff in your hair and shoes with patches. A teenager could easily read and understand her work and someday I will give them to my kids to read.