The Liverpool Basque (Charnwood Library) - Hardcover

Forrester, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0708987893 ISBN 13: 9780708987896

Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

Helen Forrester's new novel is a moving and fascinating portrait of a small community and a time long past. Manuel Echaniz is a Basque. Now an old man, he is living in British Columbia, far from the city of his birth - Liverpool. This is the story of Manuel's childhood and coming-of-age in the teeming streets of Liverpool's docklands. Brought up by women while the men are at sea, Manuel grows up with a fierce pride in his heritage and a powerful will to survive in an era of deprivation. Against all odds, he gets himself an education of sorts, and sets off on the long voyage of his life that will lead to Canada.

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From the Back Cover

In the early years of this century, many Basques left their homeland in the Pyrenees, between France and Spain, to seek a better life in the New World. Most passed through the great port of Liverpool on their way. The family of little Manuel Echaniz stayed.

'The Liverpool Basque' is the story of Manuel’s childhood and coming of age in the teeming streets of the Mersey docklands. It is a story of poverty, comradeship, hardship and generosity. Brought up by women while the men are at sea, Manuel grows up with a fierce pride in his heritage and a powerful will to survive in an era of deprivation and unemployment. Against all odds, he gets himself an education of sorts, and sets off on the long voyage of his life.

“Enjoyable ... moving. The author loves her subject and writes with conviction.”
SUNDAY TIMES

“A gentle book ... evocative but not sentimental”
NORTHERN ECHO

“Broad in scope, fast-moving, and redolent of a busy manufacturing port at the turn of the century. Manuel ... and all the rest of the relatives and neighbours spring from the page full of vitality and indomitable spirit.”
BIRMINGHAM POST

“A beautiful, original story”
THE CITIZEN

About the Author

Helen Forrester was born in Hoylake, Cheshire, the eldest of seven children. For many years, until she married, her home was Liverpool, a city that features prominently in her work. For many decades, she made her home with her husband and son in Alberta, Canada. Helen died in 2011 aged 92.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0708987893
• ISBN 13: 9780708987896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 496