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Queen of the Mersey

By: Maureen Lee
Narrated by: Maggie Ollerenshaw
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 Queenie is only 14 and has been deserted by her mother. Set in Liverpool and Wales at the outbreak of World War II, this story explores themes of female friendship and betrayal from the perspective of a group of women of widely different ages.©2003 Maureen Lee (P)2014 Audible, Inc. 20th Century Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction War & Military Romance War

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Great book loved every minute of it didn’t want it to end can recommend this book

Queen of the Nerdey

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Amazing story , felt gutted when the book came to the end !
Would of loved too see what happens to Queenie some more!
Couldt stop listening to the story on my audiobook at night!
Would recommend this book too anyone who loves too read and falls into the book as it where... if that makes sense!
Didt want queenie and her friends too end!

Amazing 5*****

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Another lovely story of how women can combat whatever they need too through the years live her books bless her xx

Queen ie

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Was a great story, very descriptive and gave me more of an insight into WW2. How the women coped and how awful the evacuation of the children was. Very sad to come to the end,but will definately not miss the liverpudlian accent. It grated on my nerves at times,too strong.

Gripping

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a lovely story but the scouce oratory not to good in places, I don't remember any of my family taking as if they had phelm stuck at the back if there throats, but story very good and on the whole read very well

very good

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Great book with multigenerational characters starting from the beginning of WW2 and covering 40 turbulent years there after.

Interesting, relatable and well rounded characters, with some difficult subjects covered sensitively through the book.

The Scouse accent for a couple of characters as mentioned by other reviewers is a bit phlegmy, however the whole book is so much better than this small inconvenience.

Just delightful and I highly recommend.
Hope there is a sequel to this

Marvellous

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Gives you an insight as to how difficult life was for everyone during World War Two. It takes you there in the moment, eat, breathing & sleeping the peoples anguish, fears & tears of the unpredictable lurking doom! The urgency to love & be loved, the loss & separation of families. The peoples commitment to life to surviving.
Its a brilliant book by a brilliant Maureen Lee,
Thank you I love reading your books.

Gripping story of Liverpool lifes during the Second World War

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I love Maureen's characters. Vivid, human and fallible, they always come to life. I especially love how this story is told over decades and how the characters lives are shaped and change. I highly recommend.

Another great book by Maureen Lee

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could not listen to this as the narrator does the worst Liverpudlian accent I have ever heard. Shame it's meant to be a good book

worst scouse accent ever

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