Mersey Maids

by Anne Baker

When widower Henry Knell loses his glove-making business to the Dransfields his life is well and truly ruined. With his six young daughters, he moves into rented rooms in a Merseyside back street. Meanwhile, Hattie and Maggie, the eldest girls, are trying to hold the family together. Sophie Dransfield's husband, Daniel, takes pity on the poverty-stricken Knells and offers Maggie a job as a maid in the Dransfields' nursery. Maggie's beautiful blonde hair soon catches the eye of Sophie's brother Tom, whose dashing brother, Luke, is equally enchanted by Hattie when she joins the household as a lady's maid. But the fortunes of the two sisters do not run according to plan...

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Drama

448 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1998

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

[daisy(hiatus-till feb) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet another five-star book from Anne Baker, her writing always feels like home!! 🫶🏼

[julie hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mersey maids

This was the sort of book that can't be put down once you start reading it. It goes through WW1 through to 1920's telling the life's of gentry and servants........brilliant

[bonnie foxwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mersey Maids

I loved the book. This was the first book I'd read by this author but it will not be the last. I can't wait to begin another family saga with this particular writer. I love her style!

[Jilann Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

A family cheated out of wealth by greed.

A brilliant story by Anne Baker, a real page turner, you get to know the family's and are drawn in as the story progresses. I didn't want it to end.

[Ujval Shah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story is moving very slowly but it’s so much compelling.

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[Patricia Nicholson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Merseyside Maids

Great story kept you wanting more till you got till the end I enjoyed it emmensly highly recommend good book

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit slow and twisty in the middle but ended well.

[Catherine Matsubu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent

I would recommend this book to any one, but especially to those who come from a large family! Thank you Anne Baker, again

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story but oh boy didn't some of the people back in those days lead very complicated lives.

[Karen Butler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another Great read

Great read, felt it got better as it went on. I'm ready for another book by her ,throughly enjoyed, thankyou.

[Mrs Wendy Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the book from the beginning to end so wish there was a book ❤️

[Kathleen Tharme · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

[Mrs Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

An exciting read about 2 families. Keeps you guessing at the outcome and an easy read.
I would definitely recommend this book and many more of Ann Bakers books

[Hasmin Hadji · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Susan Dilly · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's can't put down book!!! Loved it

[Wilma McGowan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

A very enjoyable read, kept on reading to see what dastardly deeds Leonora would produce next a very nasty woman