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The Forgotten Family of Liverpool: A gritty postwar family saga novel that will break your heart (The Mersey Trilogy Book 2)

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Liverpool, 1951. Dora Rodgers has rebuilt her life after the hardships of the war and a painful separation from her husband Joe. She is raising her two daughters, Carol and Jackie, and finally feels that a stable future lies ahead.

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Then one day officials arrive and remove Carol, sending her to live with Joe. Dora refuses to accept the loss and resolves to win her child back. Yet a serious accident puts her in hospital, and devastating news from Joe deepens her despair. With her household scattered and her marriage definitively ended, she must decide how to reunite her family. Will Dora manage to bring Carol home?

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