A Mersey Duet

by Anne Baker

When Elsa Gripper dies in childbirth on Christmas Eve, 1912, her grief-stricken husband is unable to cope with his two newborn babies, Lucy and Patsy, so the twins are separated. Lucy is taken home with Elsa's parents, who run a successful business, Mersey Antiques, and she grows up spoiled and pampered with no interest in the family firm. Patsy has a more down-to-earth upbringing, living with their father and other grandmother above the Railway Arms. And through further tragedy she learns to be responsible from an early age. Then Patsy is invited to work for her grandfather at Mersey Antiques, which she hopes will bring her closer to Lucy. But it is to take a series of dramatic events for the twins to be drawn together.

Genres: Romance, Fiction

441 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Anne Baker trained as a nurse in England, but after her marriage lived in Libya and Nigeria before returning to Birkenhead, where she worked as a health visitor. She now lives with her husband in Merseyside.

Reviews

[Neha Azhar-Fahad · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I am falling in love with sagas. Never thought much of them before but the two that I have read have changed my opinion drastically.
I love curling up in my bed and reading life unfurling for the characters. How they overcome problems and how everything falls into place at the very end (usually).

A Mersey Duet is a story of twins separated at birth, who were given completely different lifestyles from the beginning, and how that influenced their personalities and choices.

[Jennifer Leather · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had no expectations from this book. It’s the first I’ve read from the author.
I thoroughly enjoyed it from the first page! It had lots I could relate to being brought up with a shop attached to our house just over the north Wales border - we now actualy live on the Wirral ourselves.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

What another beautifully written book this is by Anne Baker. Once again, full of some wonderful characters and a few dreadful ones. Patsy was an amazingly independent and strong young lady whereas Wesley and Vereena were disgustingly awful. Getting rather addicted to these books now, can't wait to start the next one. I really feel like I've been taken back in time and am living within all these stories.

[Catherine Matsubu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story

I look forward to reading more! Anne Baker is an excellent author, keeping each character in the story alive and interesting

[Jane Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant Book

Another fantastic book of Anne Baker's, showing how family can pull together in times of disasters, can't wait to read another of her books.

[Natalya · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good read. Vareena is one of the most horrible characters I've ever read about.

[Zippy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not really a lover of this kind of local saga book but I needed something very light to read and this was just what the doctor ordered. It hasn't turned me into a local saga fan, but it made a nice change.

[Fi · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the genre goes, I found this book really quite absorbing.

[Hannah tingley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book which is easy to read while relaxing in your favourite chair. Good for Sunday afternoons