Maureen Lee (1) (1932–2020)
Author of The September Girls
For other authors named Maureen Lee, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: www.maureenlee.co.uk
Series
Works by Maureen Lee
Three Great Novels Liverpool Sagas: Stepping Stones / Liverpool Annie / Dancing in the Dark (2003) 6 copies
Harlequin's Romantic Short Stories: A Second Anthology of Specially Selected Romance Fiction (1981) 3 copies
Three Great Novels What A Woman Wants: A Sense of Belonging / Dancing in the Dark / Some Kind of Hero (2006) 3 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1932
- Date of death
- 2020-12-31
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Bootle, Merseyside, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Bootle, Merseyside, England, UK
Colchester, Essex, England, UK - Occupations
- novelist
- Short biography
- Maureen Lee was born in Bootle, England, UK, near Liverpool during the World War II. She attended Commercial College and became a shorthand typist. She married Richard, and they had three sons, now adults. The last years the marriage lives in Colchester, Essex.
During years, she published over one hundred and fifty short-stories, before published her first novel Lila in 1983. She continued published dramatic historical sagas mainly setting in Liverpool since 1994. In 2000, her novel Dancing in the Dark won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.
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Lime Street Blues by Maureen Lee is a British Saga involving three Liverpool families – the Flowers, the Baileys and the McDowds. The story begins in post-war Liverpool and follows the lives, loves and careers of the children of these families.
Connected by music and in particular the emerging British sound of the 1960’s, these characters form various bands and groups, fall in love with each other, fall apart and come together again in various ways. The main couple, Jeannie Flowers and the love of her life, Lachlan Bailey become famous, and live a life that most people would love to have except they both have to work through their own personal demons and betrayals in order to sustain their relationship.
This was a fun story about a new generation breaking away from their parents rules and learning to take on the modern world. With a backdrop of the famous Cavern Club and various groups such as the Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Rolling Stones helping to set the scene, Lime Street Blues captures the feeling of the 1960’s. I enjoyed the setting and although the story seemed a little long it’s many twists and turns made this an interesting and captivating read.… (more)
Connected by music and in particular the emerging British sound of the 1960’s, these characters form various bands and groups, fall in love with each other, fall apart and come together again in various ways. The main couple, Jeannie Flowers and the love of her life, Lachlan Bailey become famous, and live a life that most people would love to have except they both have to work through their own personal demons and betrayals in order to sustain their relationship.
This was a fun story about a new generation breaking away from their parents rules and learning to take on the modern world. With a backdrop of the famous Cavern Club and various groups such as the Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Rolling Stones helping to set the scene, Lime Street Blues captures the feeling of the 1960’s. I enjoyed the setting and although the story seemed a little long it’s many twists and turns made this an interesting and captivating read.… (more)
A nice read from the quick reads series. I found this to be one of the better quick reads and really liked reading Amy's diary. I feel that in the few short pages, I could really get to know the characters even those with very little in the actual book.
Josie, three years old at the start of the novel, is the daughter of a prostitute during World War II. She is much-loved and innocent, observing some of the horrors of life but basically quite content.
The book is mainly about Josie's growing up, falling in love, travelling, and finally finding a niche for herself in the world. I suppose it's a well-written look at social history primarily. Despite some appalling circumstances, Maureen Lee cleverly manages to give clear impressions of some of the terrible things that happened without being gruesome.
Unfortunately I found the characters a bit flat. Josie herself is at her most delightful at three years old. Once she becomes a teenager, and then an adult, she seems less realistic. I was interested in what happened, so I kept reading - but I was never gripped. I didn't find myself caring enough to be moved even when she felt things deeply.… (more)
The book is mainly about Josie's growing up, falling in love, travelling, and finally finding a niche for herself in the world. I suppose it's a well-written look at social history primarily. Despite some appalling circumstances, Maureen Lee cleverly manages to give clear impressions of some of the terrible things that happened without being gruesome.
Unfortunately I found the characters a bit flat. Josie herself is at her most delightful at three years old. Once she becomes a teenager, and then an adult, she seems less realistic. I was interested in what happened, so I kept reading - but I was never gripped. I didn't find myself caring enough to be moved even when she felt things deeply.… (more)
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- Works
- 37
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 1,162
- Popularity
- #22,117
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 41
- ISBNs
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- Favorited
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Bearing the above in mind, I gave this 2 stars. It’s a sweet enough little tale of life in Liverpool during the Second World War, but perhaps a little too saccharine. What little drama there is in the main character, Amy’s life is really quite, well, undramatic. The story seems to lack any real plot, but just meanders through several years in a little over 100 pages. If this were the first book a non-reader tried, I can’t see them being in a hurry to rush back for more, and I certainly won’t be reading any more of this author’s work.… (more)