THE LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL

By Maureen Lee

Synopsis

On a cold winter night two sisters leave their home in Ireland to escape their abusive father. Their plan is to sail to Liverpool and from there to New York, but fate intervenes. The girls are separated, one stranded in Liverpool, and the other at the mercy of strangers in America.

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Narrator	Nerys Hughes
Length	13hrs 25mins
Catalogue No.	7871
Publisher	BBC/ Chivers Audio

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