From the Docks to the Stage (Paperback)

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Independently Published, 2026

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Paperback. A 1950s Liverpool teenager's story - written by a present-day Liverpool teenager. A historical novel about work, music, and finding a voice in post-war BritainIn post-war Liverpool, the river decides who you become.It is the late summer of 1957, and fifteen-year-old Patrick Flynn grows up beside the River Mersey, where cranes groan, ships arrive from across the Atlantic, and men leave home each morning unsure if they will return. When Patrick's father, a dock labourer, is killed in a workplace accident, the family is left with no compensation, no security, and no choice but to survive.Forced to leave school and take on dangerous dock work, Patrick's future seems fixed by loss and labour. Then he hears something that does not belong on the docks - music. Sounds carried from America into Liverpool's streets, cellars, and clubs offer something the river never did: choice.As the shipping industry resists change and begins to fail, Liverpool's music scene is just beginning to rise. Guided by an unlikely mentor and shaped by the harsh realities of working-class life, Patrick learns that music is not an escape from history, but a way of understanding it.Set against real historical events - Irish immigration, the Liverpool Blitz, post-war rebuilding, dock labour, and the birth of Merseybeat - From the Docks to the Stage tells the story of how ordinary lives are shaped by extraordinary times. The novel brings history to life not through dates and facts alone, but through the daily choices, struggles, and hopes of working people.Written originally as a school history project by a teenage author, this book grew into a carefully researched work of historical fiction, showing how curiosity, storytelling, and a love of local history can turn learning into something lived and felt.This book is ideal for: Readers who enjoy historical fiction rooted in real placesTeen and young adult readers interested in music, identity, and social changeGCSE students looking to understand post-war Britain, migration, and class through story rather than textbooksParents and teachers seeking fiction that supports historical understanding while remaining engaging and accessibleHistory often repeats itself, but its mistakes do not have to. By seeing the past through ordinary lives, we learn not just what happened, but why it mattered.From the Docks to the Stage is a moving coming-of-age story about resilience, fairness, and finding a voice when the world expects silence. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titolo
From the Docks to the Stage (Paperback)
Autore
Ricky Sachdeva
Editore
Independently Published
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 13
9798243053600

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