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Mersey View Girls #2
Goodbye, Mersey View
In her nostalgic and heart-warming new saga, Sunday Times bestselling author Lyn Andrews evokes the ups and downs of life in the back streets of 1930s Liverpool
Liverpool, World War II. Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool. Their friendship is a close as ever, though they're married now, and sharing Monica's grand house on the other side of the city. But war clouds are gathering, casting a shadow over the happy future they dream of with their young husbands . . . Meanwhile, in London, Joan's half-sister Bella is overwhelmed with the glitz and glamour of the city while she's training as a singer - but will she forget her friends back home?
As war descends on Merseyside, can the women make their back street dreams reality, or will the close-knit families be torn apart?
Liverpool, World War II. Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool. Their friendship is a close as ever, though they're married now, and sharing Monica's grand house on the other side of the city. But war clouds are gathering, casting a shadow over the happy future they dream of with their young husbands . . . Meanwhile, in London, Joan's half-sister Bella is overwhelmed with the glitz and glamour of the city while she's training as a singer - but will she forget her friends back home?
As war descends on Merseyside, can the women make their back street dreams reality, or will the close-knit families be torn apart?
- GenresFiction
352 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 8, 2022
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Lyn Andrews
61 books151 followersLyn Andrews is one of the the UK's top one hundred paper-back bestsellers. Born and brought up in Liverpool, she is the daughter of a policeman who also married a policeman. After becoming the mother of triplets, she took some time off from her writing whilst she raised her children. Shortlisted for the romantic Novelists' Association Award in 1993, she has now written twenty-one hugely successful novels. Lyn Andrews divides her time between Merseyside and Ireland.
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December 22, 2022
Liverpool, WWII. Monica Eustace and Joan MacDonald met as nest-door-neighbours living on Mersey View, Liverpool. Their friendship is as close as ever, though they're married now, and sharing Monica's grand house on the other side of the city. But war clouds are gathering, casting a shadow over the happy future they dream of with their young husbands. Meanwhile, in London, Joan's half-sister Bella is overwhelmed with the glitz and glamour of the city while she's training as a singer - but will she forget her friends back home?
This is the second book featuring Mersey View. All the characters are back but this time the Germans are regularly bombing Liverpool. There's a couple of tragedies in this well written book. I loved every minute I was with Monica, Joan and both their families. Times are hard, Liverpool is slowly being destroyed, but the families support each other through thick and thin. Although this book is heartbreaking at times, it's also heartwarming. Another fantastic read by Lyn Andrews. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I would like to thank #Netgalley #Headline and the author #LynAndrews for my ARC of #GoodbyeMerseyView in exchange for an honest review.
This is the second book featuring Mersey View. All the characters are back but this time the Germans are regularly bombing Liverpool. There's a couple of tragedies in this well written book. I loved every minute I was with Monica, Joan and both their families. Times are hard, Liverpool is slowly being destroyed, but the families support each other through thick and thin. Although this book is heartbreaking at times, it's also heartwarming. Another fantastic read by Lyn Andrews. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I would like to thank #Netgalley #Headline and the author #LynAndrews for my ARC of #GoodbyeMerseyView in exchange for an honest review.
February 8, 2023
A nice follow to the original and imagine there could be a third.
April 1, 2023
Goodbye Mersey View.. a very enjoyable book!
Such realistic descriptions of the devastation London suffered!
However this question begs to be asked,
Why do authors always feel the need to repeat things over & over .. for example Lily being described as being a force of nature at least three times??
in a way it demeans the reader’s ability to get it .. the first time.. and yes it’s a good descriptive statement but once or even twice is enough to get the message across??
Such realistic descriptions of the devastation London suffered!
However this question begs to be asked,
Why do authors always feel the need to repeat things over & over .. for example Lily being described as being a force of nature at least three times??
in a way it demeans the reader’s ability to get it .. the first time.. and yes it’s a good descriptive statement but once or even twice is enough to get the message across??
January 29, 2024
Enjoyable read
The sequel to "The girls from Mersey View" deals with life during world war 2 and all that life throws at Joan & Monica. Definitely moments of sadness but a real feel good factor to the story.
The sequel to "The girls from Mersey View" deals with life during world war 2 and all that life throws at Joan & Monica. Definitely moments of sadness but a real feel good factor to the story.
February 8, 2025
Really good read. Liked that you got a feel of what it was like in Portugal during the war,
Hope there is a following book as left a lot of unnaswered questions
Hope there is a following book as left a lot of unnaswered questions
December 11, 2025
The second book follows the girls . they move on after the war
December 13, 2022
Goodbye , Mersey View by Lyn Andrews
Liverpool, World War II. Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool. Their friendship is a close as ever, though they're married now, and sharing Monica's grand house on the other side of the city. But war clouds are gathering, casting a shadow over the happy future they dream of with their young husbands . . . Meanwhile, in London, Joan's half-sister Bella is overwhelmed with the glitz and glamour of the city while she's training as a singer - but will she forget her friends back home?
I've never read a book by the author that I haven't really enjoyed , and as she has wrote a fair few this goes some way to prove just what a fantastic author she is.
Really enjoyed getting to know Monica , Joan & Bella and finding about their daily lives. Look forward to reading the next in the series.
Liverpool, World War II. Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool. Their friendship is a close as ever, though they're married now, and sharing Monica's grand house on the other side of the city. But war clouds are gathering, casting a shadow over the happy future they dream of with their young husbands . . . Meanwhile, in London, Joan's half-sister Bella is overwhelmed with the glitz and glamour of the city while she's training as a singer - but will she forget her friends back home?
I've never read a book by the author that I haven't really enjoyed , and as she has wrote a fair few this goes some way to prove just what a fantastic author she is.
Really enjoyed getting to know Monica , Joan & Bella and finding about their daily lives. Look forward to reading the next in the series.
December 15, 2022
Great instalment in the Mersey girls series, we’re back with the girls with their ups and downs now focusing on the middle years of the war.
It was great to catch up with all the characters and a few new ones thrown in.
Highly recommended saga series
It was great to catch up with all the characters and a few new ones thrown in.
Highly recommended saga series
January 29, 2023
This story follows on from “The girls from Mersey View” with Monica, Joan and their families living in WWII. Both women are married and live their lives in fear of their husbands fighting the war and struggling with rations.
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