Daughters of the Mersey - Anne Baker

When Leonie Dransfield's husband loses everything in the Great Depression, she is forced to get a job to put food on their table. But Steve resents his wife's success and, trapped in a loveless marriage, Leonie is drawn into the arms of another man...On discovering she is pregnant, Leonie knows her duty lies with her husband and children, though when Amy is born she brings joy to them all. Then the Second World War leads to Amy's evacuation and, as the bombs fall on Liverpool, her family must find the strength to survive...