The Leaving of Liverpool : Two sisters face battles in life and love

At the close of the First World War, two sisters' battles are only just beginning...The Leaving of Liverpool is a poignant saga about the friendship between sisters, the threat of dangerous men and the promise of true love in post-World War I Liverpool. It is 1919. Liverpool has been devastated by World War I. But at last the war is over. Emily Parkinson goes back into service and enjoys the return to normality.But her sister Phoebe-Anne has ideas beyond her station.Working as a lady's maid, Phoebe-Ann hopes that one day she will be more than just a friend to her mistress's shell-shocked brother James Mercer. When Emily is brutally attacked, the sisters' lives come close to ruin.Phoebe-Ann is forced to leave the Mercer household and falls into the arms of notorious Jake Malone.But as Emily recovers it seems that Phoebe-Anne might just be able to escape the mistakes of her past after all . . . What readers are saying about The Leaving of Liverpool: 'Really enjoyed every moment of this book.It's a page turner right from the start''Excellent read - five stars''Enthralling to the end'