Book description
Another moving and heart-warming tale set in Merseyside from the author
of Twopence to Cross the Mersey.
In the early years of this century, many Basques left their homeland in
the Pyrenees, between France and Spain, to seek a better life in the New
World. Most passed through the great port of Liverpool on their way. The
family of little Manuel Echaniz stayed.
The Liverpool Basque is the story of Manuel's childhood and coming of
age in the teeming streets of the Mersey docklands. It is a story of
poverty, comradeship, hardship and generosity. Brought up by women while
the men are at sea, Manuel grows up with a fierce pride in his heritage
and a powerful will to survive in an era of deprivation and
unemployment. Against all odds, he gets himself an education of sorts
and sets off on the long voyage of his life. Praise for Liverpool Miss:
'Records of hardship during the Thirties or earlier are not rare; but
this has features that make it stand apart'
Observer
'The story of a young girl's courage and perseverance against adversity…
warm-hearted and excellent'
Manchester Evening News Helen Forrester was born in Hoylake, Cheshire,
the eldest of seven children. For many years, until she married, her
home was Liverpool, a city that features prominently in her work. For
over thirty years now she has made her home in Alberta, Canada. In 1988
she was awarded an honourary D. Litt. by the University of Liverpool in
recognition of her achievements as an author.
