Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. They had other plans for their selfish daughter. Twopence to Cross the Mersey Helen Forrester Published by Harper Collins (2002) ISBN 10: 0007899750 ISBN 13: 9780007899753 Used Softcover Quantity: 4 Seller: Bahamut Media (Reading, United Kingdom) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Condition: Very Good. Moreover, these items should be returned directly to our charity partners return.

Having never had to manage a family budget in their previous life, the Forrester's found themselves relying on meagre handouts from the local parish, charity organisations and the kindness of strangers.īut, at the age of 14, Helen had finally had enough of her miserable existence, and so began a bitter fight with her mother and father to attend evening school in an effort to educate herself and make her own way in the world.īut Helen's parents had no intention of releasing their unpaid slave. Please note that this policy only applies to items purchased online. While 12-year-old Helen's inept parents searched unsuccessfully to find work, she was taken out of school to look after her six younger siblings and the full burden of keeping house fell on Helen's young shoulders. A brand-new stage adaptation of Helen Forresters hugely popular autobiography Twopence To Cross The Mersey, will be on show from Wednesday, October 19 to. It came as a terrible shock to find the thriving, wealthy port Helen's father remembered as a boy, the place his own father made his fortune, had long since gone. With nothing more than the clothes they stood up in, the family of nine took the train to Liverpool where they hoped to rebuild their shattered lives. 0 Dislike Share Save Lichfield Garrick 398 subscribers Book your tickets here: Adapted from Helen Forresters million-selling autobiography, Twopence To. In 1931 Helen's spendthrift father was declared bankrupt, forcing the family to leave behind the nannies, servants, and beautiful middle-class home in the gentler Southwest of England. Adapted from Helen Forrester's million-selling autobiography, Twopence To Cross The Mersey is a stunning period drama set in the early 1930's in the midst of the Great Depression.

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