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Forrester, Helen

 
9780006473343: The Liverpool Basque
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ISBN 10: 0006473342 ISBN 13: 9780006473343
Editorial: HarperCollins, 2000

Sinopsis

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.

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Acerca del autor

Helen Forrester was born in Hoylake, Cheshire in 1919 and was the eldest of seven children. She was the author of four phenomenally successful volumes of autobiography and many equally popular novels. Helen died in 2011 aged ninety-two and her writing continues to inspire readers around the world.

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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 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.

"A beautiful, original story."
THE CITIZEN

"Enjoyable … moving. The author loves her subject and writes with conviction."
SUNDAY TIMES

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Editorial
HarperCollins
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0006473342
ISBN 13 
9780006473343
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
400
Contacto del fabricante
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HarperCollins Publishers Ireland
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780007305117: The Liverpool Basque: A Gripping Coming-of-Age Historical Novel Set in the Mersey Docklands

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0007305117 ISBN 13:  9780007305117
Editorial: HarperCollins, 2008
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