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The Autobiography Of A Liverpool Slummy
by
Pat O'Mara
Paperback
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240 pages
Published
November 1st 1994
by The Bluecoat Press
(first published 1994)
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Feb 13, 2008
Clive Warner
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5 of 5 stars
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anyone interested in the true story of life in the Liverpool slums in Victorian times
This is a very underrated book. The nearest book I can compare it with is Angela's Ashes. "Slummy" is far better than Angela's Ashes and if you liked the latter, you will love "Slummy". In particular I empathise with it because I come from the Liverpool area originally.
The "chip chop women" (suppliers of firewood kindling used to light the coal fires of those days) reminded me of my grandparents who, indeed, used to buy the bundles of chips and always had some stacked near their old-fashioned co ...more
The "chip chop women" (suppliers of firewood kindling used to light the coal fires of those days) reminded me of my grandparents who, indeed, used to buy the bundles of chips and always had some stacked near their old-fashioned co ...more
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