Goodbye Liverpool

by Anne Baker, Gordon Crabb (Illustrator)

When Suzy Lunt's widowed mother Josie marries Luke Palmer, it's mainly to keep a roof over their heads. But soon Josie realises she's made a mistake, and she and Suzy flee Liverpool and a man they now fear. But will they be safe from the past in Birkenhead?

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

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

[Heather]

Got hooked in this straight away in this 'in between World War' stories. The villain is there from the beginning and has me holding my breath. But then, a big distracting section around the Smallwood family.....I loved the characters, but it went round and round in unnecessary circles...... Hebe Smallwood and her pompous outdated ways got on my wick.......but it came back to the main theme of the story in delivering justice to the abuser and murderer.

The side story of adoption and selling babies of unmarried women could have gone further and had a good outcome.

But I still enjoyed this book and romped through it.

[tulin hope]

Easy story to read back in the 1930s

[Catherine Matsubu]

Another good read

I've enjoyed reading this series ( except for the kids of sleep). Anne Baker has definitely written a " can't put down" story

[GenX]

Good strong plot. Easy read.

[Jennifer Roche]

Another very enjoyable read.

[Julie]

Could not put this book down. Would have liked to have had more in the story about the adoption part but other than that I really enjoyed it.

[Linda Darke]

Another great book thoroughly enjoyed it, as usual

[Amanda Thomas]

Mum and daughter have such a lovely, touching relationship. One storyline is left open-ended though. I want to know what’s become of ‘him’ R. Maybe a follow up book for this story?

[Michellelouise Harris White]

More like the Anne Baker I like to read.Although some parts seem to be skipped through when you wanted a bit more detail but on the whole a good read

[Judith Farnam]

I seem to be hooked on these novels by Anne Baker. She has good plots ann they are an easy read.