She's leaving home / Joan Bakewell.
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TextPublication details: London : Virago, 2012Description: 325 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9781844086702 (pbk.); 1844086704 (pbk.)Subject(s): Families -- Fiction | Liverpool (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. DDC classification: 823.92 Summary: Liverpool late 1950s. This is a story of three people: a suppressed mother; a father, projectionist at the local cinema which has seen better days; and their daughter Martha. It is a time of many escapes: Nureyev defects in London; Gagarin escapes the earth's atmosphere to be the first man in space; the Beatles escape the dreariness of Liverpool to seek their fortune in Hamburg. In Britain the drab 50s are giving way to the lively 60s and the young sense it.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Wundowie Wundowie Adult Fiction | F BAK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111052120027 |
Originally published: 2011.
Liverpool late 1950s. This is a story of three people: a suppressed mother; a father, projectionist at the local cinema which has seen better days; and their daughter Martha. It is a time of many escapes: Nureyev defects in London; Gagarin escapes the earth's atmosphere to be the first man in space; the Beatles escape the dreariness of Liverpool to seek their fortune in Hamburg. In Britain the drab 50s are giving way to the lively 60s and the young sense it.
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