LIVERPOOLS streets seem paved with gold to lovely Irish lass Kitty Doyle but the blacksmiths daughter eventually comes to realise that Merseyside is not a heaven on earth.

Working in a grocers shop pays off in more ways than one when she catches the eye of the owner, but true happiness appears to be as much of an illusion as it did back across the water.

If you enjoy a lively tale with a smile on its face and a sprinkling of tears, youll not put this one down.