Эта книга, ставшая бестселлером в жанре автобиографии, рассказывает о трудном детстве в Ливерпуле, которое было наполнено крайней бедностью и нищетой.
В 1928 году отец Хелен Форрестер разорился, поэтому ей и ее шестеро братьям и сестрам пришлось поселиться в трущобах Ливерпуля, среди экономического упадка, вызванного депрессией. Домашнее хозяйство и забота о младших детях полностью легли на 12-летнюю Хелен, и у нее было мало еды и помощи со стороны родителей, которые были неспособными и безответственными. Хелен проводила жизнь в тяжелом труде и лишениях.
Хелен решила написать об этих тяжелых временах позже в своей жизни, чтобы показать часть почти забытой жизни Великобритании. Она написала свои мемуары с юмором и отсутствием самоуничижения, давая читателям прекрасный способ понять как времена безработицы, так и обстановку во время великой депрессии.
Twopence To Cross The Mersey by Helen Forrester.
This popular and best selling memoir of poverty stricken youth in Liverpool paints some of the harshest but most inspiring stories you will read. As the eldest daughter of Forrester and his bank failed, Helen and six siblings found themselves immersed in near extortionate poverty and mordant conditions in Liverpool during the economic Depression (Source, biography section). The living atmosphere at home, the rescuing of younger siblings was all against the weight of twelve year old Helen who faced towering drudgeries and difficulties with scarcely any aid from her neglectful parent's. Her deprived existence spilled over for numerous years as she recalled in writing the past memories and experiences that were initially overshadowed due to significant events going unheeded by the author herself. Moreover, though it has a tragic consequence, the depiction of city and national future has been attributed to the awe inspiring and witty account of Helen Forresters recollections of her quest during those hours wearier days.
Электронная Книга «Twopence to Cross the Mersey» написана автором Helen Forrester в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007369324
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This major best-selling memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool is one of the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read.When Helen Forrester’s father went bankrupt in 1930 she and her six siblings were forced into utmost poverty and slum surroundings in Depression-ridden Liverpool. The running of the household and the care of the younger children all fell on twelve-year-old Helen. With very little food or help from her feckless parents, Helen led a life of unrelenting drudgery and hardship.Writing about her experiences later in life, Helen Forrester shed light on an almost forgotten part of life in Britain. Written with good humour and a lack of self-pity, Forrester’s memoir of these grim days is as heart-warming as it is shocking.
