Au Revoir Liverpool

Two Sisters, One War, and a Goodbye That Changed Everything

Au Revoir Liverpool by bestselling author Maureen Lee, published by Orion Paperbacks in 2011, is a sweeping wartime saga filled with heartbreak, courage, and the unbreakable bonds of family. Set against the backdrop of World War II, this moving novel follows two sisters whose lives take dramatically different paths when duty—and love—call them away from home.

Sisters Daisy and Louie live a modest life in Liverpool, dreaming of futures beyond their working-class world. But when war erupts, their lives are torn apart. Louie joins the Women’s Royal Naval Service and is sent to France, where a brief encounter will change her forever. Back home, Daisy is left to face the blitz and keep the family together, all while coping with her own painful secrets.

As the years pass and the war rages on, both women must summon extraordinary strength to survive and keep hope alive. But when the war ends, can they ever go back to the lives they once knew—or has everything changed beyond repair?

Au Revoir Liverpool is a heartwarming and poignant story of love, sacrifice, and resilience in the face of unimaginable loss. Maureen Lee paints a vivid portrait of wartime Britain and the women whose quiet heroism shaped a generation.