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Lyn Andrews

Auteur de Far from Home

52 oeuvres 997 utilisateurs 33 critiques 2 Favoris

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Comprend les noms: Andrews Lyn, Lynda M. Andrews

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Œuvres de Lyn Andrews

Far from Home (1999) 47 exemplaires
The Queen's Promise (2012) 44 exemplaires
A Daughter's Journey (2008) 41 exemplaires
Love and a Promise (2002) 35 exemplaires
The Ties That Bind (1999) 34 exemplaires
Across a Summer Sea (1876) 34 exemplaires
Days of Hope (1900) 34 exemplaires
A Mother's Love (2004) 34 exemplaires
Every Mother's Son (2005) 33 exemplaires
Angels of Mercy (1600) 32 exemplaires
My Sister's Child (1757) 31 exemplaires
Take These Broken Wings (1999) 30 exemplaires
Liverpool Lamplight (1997) 29 exemplaires
Mist Over the Mersey (1994) 28 exemplaires
From This Day Forth (1833) 28 exemplaires
Maggie May (1993) 27 exemplaires
The House on Lonely Street (2002) 26 exemplaires
A Wing and a Prayer (2003) 24 exemplaires
Mersey Blues (1995) 24 exemplaires
Where the Mersey Flows (1997) 23 exemplaires
Friends Forever (1825) 23 exemplaires
Ellan Vannin (1991) 23 exemplaires
When Daylight Comes (1772) 22 exemplaires
To Love and to Cherish (2010) 21 exemplaires
When Tomorrow Dawns (1998) 20 exemplaires
Sunlight on the Mersey (2012) 20 exemplaires
Liverpool Songbird (1996) 19 exemplaires
The Leaving of Liverpool (1992) 18 exemplaires
A Secret in the Family (2009) 17 exemplaires
The Sisters O'Donnell (1990) 17 exemplaires
Liverpool Angels (2013) 17 exemplaires
From Liverpool with Love (2014) 15 exemplaires
Heart and Home (2015) 15 exemplaires
White Empress (1989) 14 exemplaires
Beyond a Misty Shore (2011) 13 exemplaires
Liverpool Lou (1991) 12 exemplaires
The Liverpool Matchgirl (2018) 11 exemplaires
Elizabeth, The Witch's Daughter (2017) 9 exemplaires
The Tudor Heritage (2017) 8 exemplaires
The White Lion of Norfolk (2017) 6 exemplaires
The Danish Queen (2017) 6 exemplaires
On a Wing and a Prayer (2002) 5 exemplaires
The Queen S Promise Promo (2013) 5 exemplaires
A Moment in Time: A Short Story (2015) 3 exemplaires
The girls from Mersey View (2021) 3 exemplaires
The White Empress (2009) 1 exemplaire
The Sisters O Donnell P (2008) 1 exemplaire

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Nom légal
Andrews, Lynda M
Autres noms
Andrews, Lyn (writes as)
Andrews, Lynda M (writes as)
Date de naissance
1944
Sexe
female
Nationalité
England
UK
Lieu de naissance
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Lieux de résidence
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK (birth)
Ireland
Courte biographie
Lyn Andrews is one of the UK's top one hundred best-selling authors, reaching No. 1 on the Sunday Times paperback bestseller list. Born and brought up in Liverpool, she is the daughter of a policeman who also married a policeman. After becoming the mother of triplets, she took some time off from her writing whilst she raised her children. Shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Award in 1993, she has now written twenty-six hugely successful novels. Lyn Andrews divides her time between Merseyside and Ireland.

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Review of eBook

In the early spring of 1909, Ellen Holt, living with her parents in the heart of Liverpool’s slums, works at Felton’s Rope Factory in order to help her family survive. On her way home, she sees a poster advertising a meeting of suffragettes. Intrigued, she considers going but knows that her mother does not approve of the suffragettes. After considerable thought, Ellen decides to attend the meeting, but without telling her parents about it.

Although apprehensive, she joins the crowd of women entering the theatre and is warmly welcomed. After listing to the speakers, Ellen decides she will give serious thought to joining the suffragettes. As Ellen leaves the theatre, a small group of jeering men and boys confronts the departing women. But Ellen pushes her way through and heads for home.

But someone is following her. Could it be men from that taunting group? What will happen when they confront Ellen?

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This short story, an introduction to Ellen Holt, gives the background story that precedes the author’s “From Liverpool with Love.” As with all short stories, there’s not much character development, but readers are likely to find Ellen both sympathetic and courageous; intrigued by this introduction, readers are sure to want to read more; the only disappointment here is that the story is so short.

Compelling and heartwarming, this story foreshadows what is to come; readers who enjoy historical fiction will find much to appreciate here.

Recommended.
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jfe16 | Aug 25, 2022 |
I really enjoyed the book but did find it a little slow. In the end it was worth it though.
 
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Alison74 | 2 autres critiques | Feb 16, 2021 |
I really enjoyed this book. I've never read any of this authors books before but will certainly read more. The only Critism is that the end was rushed.
 
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Alison74 | 1 autre critique | Feb 16, 2021 |
The Leaving of Liverpool by Lyn Andrews is a British family saga about the Parkinson family, in particular, the two daughters, Ellen and Phoebe-Ann. Set in the immediate years after World War I, the Parkinsons are a working class family that has lost their father to a working accident and then the two older boys in the War. The four remaining children all have jobs with both Ellen and Phoebe-Ann are in service, while the boys work on Liverpool’s busy docks and dream of emigrating to North America. The mother, Lily, is about to take a second husband, Albert. At first apprehensive about this new man coming into their family, Albert fits in wonderfully and soon the family automatically turns to him for advice and guidance.

While Ellen is the sensible sister, Phoebe-Ann tends to be the flighty one and follows her heart where it leads her. Eventually it leads her into a terrible marriage. Tied to the drunken Jake Malone, a member of the notorious Malone family. Meanwhile Ellen has her troubles. Although she has the faithful and caring Edwin wanting to marry her, she first suffers a terrible attack and needs lots of time to recover, then other family problems seem to conspire to keep these two from starting a life together.

I find this author writes interesting and well-crafted stories that hold my attention. The story unfolds in a straight forward manner and the reader learns how difficult life could be in the days of no government support for the poor or disabled. The Leaving of Liverpool was a light read about a lower class family who strive to improve themselves by hard work with plenty of family, fussing, feuding and romance thrown into the mix.
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DeltaQueen50 | 1 autre critique | Apr 29, 2020 |

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Œuvres
52
Membres
997
Popularité
#25,851
Évaluation
½ 3.5
Critiques
33
ISBN
359
Langues
2
Favoris
2

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