Annie Groves - Daughters of Liverpool

ANNIE GROVES

This novel is a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are he work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

www.harpercollins.co.uk

First published in Great Britain by

HarperCollins Publishers 2008

Copyright © Annie Groves 2008

Annie Groves asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins eBooks.

Ebook Edition JANUARY 2009 ISBN: 9780007287888

Version: 2017-09-12

Find out more about HarperCollins and the environment at

harpercollins.co.uk/green

To Barbara and Tony for their kindness and understanding

I would like to thank the following for their invaluable help:

Teresa Chris, my agent.

Susan Opie, my editor at HarperCollins.

Yvonne Holland, whose expertise enables me ‘not to have nightmares’ about getting things wrong.

Everyone at HarperCollins who contributed to the publication of this book.

My friends in the RNA, who as always have been so generous with their time and help on matters ‘writerly’.

My grateful thanks go to fellow author Bryan Perrett for his generosity in sharing with me his knowledge of World War Two Liverpool in general and the Postal Censorship Service in particular.

Title Page Daughters of Liverpool ANNIE GROVES Copyright Copyright Contents Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Chapter One: December Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four: Saturday Twenty One December Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight: March 1941 Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen: Easter Saturday, April 1941 Chapter Sixteen: Easter Sunday Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen: Thursday One May Chapter Twenty: Friday Two May Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two About the Author Also by Annie Groves About the Publisher This novel is a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are he work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2008 Copyright © Annie Groves 2008 Annie Groves asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins eBooks. Ebook Edition JANUARY 2009 ISBN: 9780007287888 Version: 2017-09-12 Find out more about HarperCollins and the environment at harpercollins.co.uk/green Dedication Dedication Contents Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Chapter One: December Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four: Saturday Twenty One December Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight: March 1941 Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen: Easter Saturday, April 1941 Chapter Sixteen: Easter Sunday Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen: Thursday One May Chapter Twenty: Friday Two May Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two About the Author Also by Annie Groves About the Publisher To Barbara and Tony for their kindness and understanding Epigraph Epigraph Contents Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Chapter One: December Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four: Saturday Twenty One December Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight: March 1941 Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen: Easter Saturday, April 1941 Chapter Sixteen: Easter Sunday Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen: Thursday One May Chapter Twenty: Friday Two May Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two About the Author Also by Annie Groves About the Publisher I would like to thank the following for their invaluable help: Teresa Chris, my agent. Susan Opie, my editor at HarperCollins. Yvonne Holland, whose expertise enables me ‘not to have nightmares’ about getting things wrong. Everyone at HarperCollins who contributed to the publication of this book. My friends in the RNA, who as always have been so generous with their time and help on matters ‘writerly’. My grateful thanks go to fellow author Bryan Perrett for his generosity in sharing with me his knowledge of World War Two Liverpool in general and the Postal Censorship Service in particular. Chapter One: December ONE Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four: Saturday Twenty One December Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight: March 1941 Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen: Easter Saturday, April 1941 Chapter Sixteen: Easter Sunday Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen: Thursday One May Chapter Twenty: Friday Two May Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two About the Author Also by Annie Groves About the Publisher