Hide Her Name: The Four Streets Trilogy

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Like the first book, The Four Streets, the story covers the lives of families living in The Four Streets area of Liverpool. As a child, my Irish grandmother, Nellie Deane, would often whisk me away to her rural village on the west coast of Ireland and immerse me in the scent of raw peat and Holy Smoke.

This story has been used so much lately that it felt like the author had succumbed to the "flavour of the month". My only concern was that at times I found it hard to believe this was the early sixties as it seemed to be more 50's. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. I echo everything thats been said by other five star reviews and applaud this author's talent for the fine interweaving of all the threads involved.Her mother, Maura, and best friend Nellie's grandmother decide the girls must be spirited away to Ireland to await the birth of the baby. This secret is so dangerous that her mother, Maura, and the redoubtable Kathleen, her best friend Nellie's grandmother, decide the girls must be spirited away quietly to Ireland to await the birth of the baby.

I thoroughly enjoyed it despite being thought provoking and bringing back memories of my Catholic school. I find it hard to imagine how the families could have so many children whilst so poor, but then I am not Catholic.The inevitable time spent by Kitty at the convent was brilliantly conveyed - but I still want to know what happened to the escapee.