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1	Through the storm more books like this by Maureen Lee Two years of war have taken a terrible toll on Pearl Street,Bootle. German bombshave reduced some of the houses to rubble and most of the inhabitants have lost close friends and relatives. While sisters Eileen and Sheila share the anxious burden of absent husbands, the conflict for others brings excitement and freedom. Kitty Quigley, stuck at home ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £3.51! \| first editions
2	Queen of the Mersey more books like this by Maureen Lee It is Liverpool, 1939. The Second World War is about to start when pretty Laura Oliver meets Queenie Todd. Laura is twenty-one and happily married to dashing Roddy. Plain, inadequate Queenie is only fourteen and has been deserted by her goodtime mother. The two become friends, along with big-hearted Vera Monoghan across the street. When the ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £2.06! \| first editions
3	Laceys of Liverpool more books like this by Maureen Lee A compelling story of deep emotion and tangled family relationships that hide a dreadful secret. Pretty Alice Lacey couldn't be more different from her sister-in-law, bitter, ambitious Cora. Alice is married to John, Cora to his hapless younger brother, Billie. Both women give birth to sons on one chaotic night in 1940. But Cora's jealousy and ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £2.07! \| first editions
4	Lime Street Blues more books like this by Maureen Lee 'Sadie stopped washing the dishes to listen to the sound of her children singing in the distance, accompanied by the faint strum of a guitar. "What a voice our Rita's got," she marvelled. "I never realised it was quite so powerful. If only their dad was here, he'd be desperately proud." ' It is the heady sixties and Liverpool is the place to be. ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £1.40! \| first editions
5	The House by Princes Park more books like this by Maureen Lee Ruby O'Hagan was born after an affair between a nurse and an injured American soldier during the Great War. Brought up in a convent, at fourteen Ruby is chosen to be a lady's companion in a grand house near Liverpool. But this new life is not to last and before long Ruby finds herself in the slums of Liverpool, alone with two children to support. ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £3.51! \| first editions
6	The girl from Barefoot House more books like this by Maureen Lee It is 1938, and little Josie Flynn is sitting at the top of the stairs outside her attic room in Liverpool. Despite the cold on the landing and the thinness of her nightie, she is completely happy. Her beautiful prostitute mother is nearby - and this for the present is all that matters. What Josie doesn't know is that her long and often lonely ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
7	Put Out the Fires more books like this by Maureen Lee September 1940 - the cruellest year of war for Britain's civilians as the Luftwaffe mercilessly blitz their cities. In Pearl Street, near Liverpool's vital docks, families struggle to cope the best they can. A nasty surprise for ever-cheerful dressmaker Brenda Mahon, and flighty Sean's love for little Alice, show how life goes on even when it ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £5.65!
8	Dancing in the dark more books like this by Maureen Lee Millie Cameron is at first furious when she has to sort through the belongings of her recently deceased aunt Flo, but her interest is soon awakened. Finding photographs, letters and newspaper cuttings, she embarks on a journey to a secret past which includes a lost lover and child. see all copies from £1.40! new only from £2.09!
9	Kitty and Her Sisters more books like this by Maureen Lee At the age of nineteen, Kitty McCarthy has decided she is going to live a life less ordinary - although she doesn't know quite how to go about it. What she does know is that she doesn't want to get married and raise children in Liverpool like her elder sisters - Claire, who is a mother-hen, easy-going Norah and elegant Aileen. But Kitty's resolve ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £1.40! \| first editions
10	The September Girls more books like this by Maureen Lee On a rainy September night in 1920, Brenna Caffrey, her husband and their two young sons arrive at Liverpool docks from Ireland. They have come in search of a better life, but there is no one to meet them, as had been arranged, and they have nowhere to live. Then Brenna, who is expecting her third child, goes into labour. Collapsing on the steps ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £3.51! \| first editions
11 view cover	Lights Out Liverpool more books like this by Maureen Lee As Britain stands alone against a monstrous enemy, the inhabitants of Pearl Street face hardship and heartbreak with courage and humour. The war touches each of them in a different way: for Annie Poulson, a widow, it means never-ending worry when her twin boys are called up and sent to France; Sheila Reilly's husband, Cal, faces the terror of U- ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £2.05!
12 view cover	Stepping stones more books like this by Maureen Lee Kitty O'Brien's husband is a drunken thug and in order to feed her starving children she sells her body on the Liverpool docks; her daughter Lizzie's exotic looks are not those of her father. At 13 Lizzie is pregnant by her father and, still weak after her abortion, she kills him. Her mother takes the blame, but Lizzie cannot blot out the ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £3.51! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Leaving of Liverpool more books like this by Maureen Lee 'It's not the leaving of Liverpool that's grieving me, but my darling when I think of thee...' It is a cold February night in 1925 when two teenage sisters - Mollie and Annemarie Kenny - escape from their home in a tiny Irish village. Their beloved mother has died and the girls have suffered shocking abuse at the hands of their doctor father. With ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £1.40!
14 view cover	The Old House on the Corner more books like this by Maureen Lee Victoria Macara is twenty-seven and lives alone in the old house on the corner that was once home to the family removal business. When the land is sold, she finds herself surrounded by a small estate of new properties called Victoria Square. The newcomers who move in around her bring with them their own dramas. The mismatched Kathleen and Steve ... see all copies from £1.90! new only from £1.90! \| first editions
15 view cover	Liverpool Annie more books like this by Maureen Lee Annie Harrison's childhood is full of contrasts. From the crowded family existence of her uncle and aunt's house to misery with her reclusive mother, she eventually goes to live in the Grand Hotel with a rich school friend. Marriage to the dependable Laurie follows and, when her husband dies, she throws herself into providing for her two children ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £3.51!
16	Lila more books like this by Maureen Lee see all copies from £7.68! first editions
17 view cover	Dream Come True by Maureen Lee Until that fateful day in Brighton, Maggie had thought she would never be happy again ...Maggie's once happy marriage has turned sour, leaving her tied to a husband who no longer seems to love her. So she continues to work, keeps in touch with her friends and tries not to think about the lack of love in her life. But all that changes when Maggie ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £1.59!
18 view cover	Three Great Novels: Bestselling Liverpool Sagas: The Girl from Barefoot House, Laceys of Liverpool, the House by Princes Park more books like this by Maureen Lee Maureen Lee's stories are all set in Liverpool. The stories are very different but they all have the warmth and charm that readers have come to expect from this wonderful, natural storyteller. THE GIRL FROM BAREFOOT HOUSE For Josie Flynn, life with her beautiful, wayward mother in the heart of Liverpool was all she ever wanted - until Hitler's ... see all copies from £8.45! new only from £9.27!
19 view cover	Black Bangor: African Americans in a Maine Community, 1880-1950 more books like this by Maureen Elgersman Lee Blacks have lived and worked in Maine as early as the seventeenth century, but historically have constituted less than one percent of Maine's population. Probably for this reason, books on Blacks in New England have largely ignored the experience of African American Mainers. "Black Bangor" is the first major published study of a Black community in ... see all copies from £7.71! new only from £14.37! \| first editions
20 view cover	Mother of Pearl more books like this by Maureen Lee Pretty Amy Curran was just eighteen years old when she met Barney Patterson, the love of her life, on Southport pier in 1939. Their romantic, passionate marriage was made in heaven, or so they both believed. But when Britain declared war on Germany, Barney hastily volunteered to fight, and the couple were eventually separated for five long years. ... see all copies from £5.09! new only from £10.35!
21 view cover	Three Great Novels: Liverpool Sagas: Stepping Stones, Liverpool Annie, Dancing in the Dark more books like this by Maureen Lee STEPPING STONES Lizzie O'Brien was born into a large, boisterous Liverpool family dominated by her brute of a father. At sixteen she runs away to London - the first stepping stone towards a new life and a glorious future. LIVERPOOL ANNIE Annie Harrison's Liverpool childhood is full of contrasts; from the happy, crowded atmosphere of her uncle and ... see all copies from £2.17!
22 view cover	Anna Lee: Memoir of a Career on General Hospital and in Film more books like this by Anna Lee, Barbara Roisman Cooper, Maureen O'Hara (Foreword by) Born Joan Boniface Winnifrith on January 2, 1913, Anna Lee was best known for her portrayal of General Hospital's Lila Quatermaine, a character which she brought to life for over two decades. From her early years in England to her final days in Hollywood, this memoir details the extraordinary life and experiences of renowned actress Anna Lee. ... see all copies from £22.34! new only from £22.34!
23 view cover	A Toolkit for the Effective Teaching Assistant more books like this by Dr. Chris Lee, Mr. Stuart Gunn, Ms. Maureen Parker A Toolkit for the Effective Teaching Assistant is designed to help all teaching assistants be more effective in their practice and to develop their professional capabilities. The toolkit approach allows the reader to take what is useful from the book when it is needed; the chapters have been designed to allow for readers to dip into and out of the ... see all copies from £24.87! new only from £24.94!
24 view cover	Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis of Treatment Outcomes more books like this by H. Lee Swanson, Maureen W. Hoskyn, Carole Lee The first comprehensive quantitative analysis of intervention research in the learning disabilities field, this volume synthesizes the results of 272 scientifically credible group and single-subject studies in an effort to identify what works best for learning-disabled children. The book examines pertinent findings on all academic, cognitive, and ... see all copies from £44.55! new only from £44.55!
25 view cover	Annie more books like this by Maureen Lee A sweeping Liverpool saga following the fortunes of one woman from her brith in 1942 to the 1990's. Interweaving the threads of tragedy and romance, humour and tears, family ties and family lies, Maureen Lee has fashioned a passionate novel that spans fifty years of one woman's life. see all copies from £3.60!

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