{"product_id":"9780007369324_twopence-to-cross-the-mersey","title":"Twopence to Cross the Mersey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis major best-selling memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool is one of the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting about her experiences later in life, Helen Forrester shed light on an almost forgotten part of life in Britain. , Forrester’s memoir of these grim days is as heart-warming as it is shocking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helen Forrester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47275074551957,"sku":"9780007369324","price":11.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007369324.jpg?v=1776889771","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007369324_twopence-to-cross-the-mersey","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}