She's Leaving Home - Softcover

Currie, Edwina

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ISBN 10: 0751522732 ISBN 13: 9780751522730

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, 1998

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Teenage Helen and her friend Colette entertain hopes of escaping their lives in Liverpool through going to college. But Helen's family and their desire to keep her with them inhibit her, and when she meets a handsome American serviceman, she is forced to confront some awkward realities.

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About the Author:

Edwina Currie is a former Government minister and for fourteen years was the well-known Member of Parliament for Derbyshire South.

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Although the cover of this audiobook shows ships under steam in a harbor, the theme is not nautical. The title refers to the young heroine whose dilemma in dealing with a strict Jewish upbringing is compounded by the offerings of the post-war world. As narrator, Judy Bennett guides us through the politics, religious dogma, and sexual mores of '60's Liverpool. She sings Beatles songs and pronounces Yiddish, Hebrew, Gaelic, and American with a linguist's ease. J.P. � AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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