The Complete Helen Forrester 4-Book Memoir: Twopence to Cross the Mersey, Liverpool Miss, By the Waters of Liverpool, Lime Street at TwoThe complete four volume collection of classic memoir recounting a poverty stricken childhood in 1930s Liverpool that started with Twopence To Cross the Mersey. Twopence To Cross The Mersey When Helen Forresters father went bankrupt in 1930 she and her six siblings were forced into dreadful poverty in Depression ridden Liverpool. Managing the household and caring for the younger children all fell on twelve year old Helen. Written without self pity,