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Tough Times on Coronation Close
Hardcover
General FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781804834381
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
Published: Mar 30 2025
Pages: 250
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
As the war rages, the women must keep the home fires burning'
Bristol 1941
Coronation Close survives the brutal Bristol Blitz but with rationing, call up papers and new rules and regulations everyone's lives are changed forever.
Resident do-gooder PC Percy Routledge's obsession with rules being upheld finds him spying and reporting fellow neighbours on the slightest infraction whilst his poor brow-beaten wife, Margaret can only watch on in shameful silence. It's whispered that one day he'll get his comeuppance'
Times are hard for everyone and Thelma Dawson certainly has her fair share of upset. Devastating news arrives that her son Charlie's ship has been torpedoed and sank in the Atlantic, his whereabout unknown. Will he ever return to his wife and their unborn child? Meanwhile, seventeen years old daughter Mary has had her head turned by a certain overseas soldier. But where will temptation lead them?
Tough times, it seems, are here to stay and the women of Coronation Close all have their own battles and problems to overcome. As friendships are nurtured and relationships are tested, tragedy strikes and some home truths need to be faced.
Perfect for the fans of Rosie Clarke, Fenella Miller and Kitty Neale
If you love Coronation Close, you'll love Lizzie's other series - try The Tobacco Girls and The Orchard Cottage Hospital
Praise for Lizzie Lane:
Couldn't put this down. Very enjoyable read can't wait till the next book in the series love this author always enjoy her books get very enthralled with them' - Reader Review
A gripping saga and a storyline that will keep you hooked' - Rosie Goodwin
Great book. So easy to pick up but difficult to put down' - Reader Review
Another heartwarming tale of love and friendship and a must-read for all saga fans' - Jean Fullerton
Packed with vivid historical detail which brings this book to life. I will be first in the queue for the next instalment. - Fenella J Miller
It was fabulous. I got so taken up with the families and I just felt I could see the houses they lived in and the streets where they grew up. - Reader Review
Brilliant read. Addicted to this author, story based in Bristol & is compulsive reading especially if you are Bristol born. Love the characters & plot' - Reader Review
Great read. A story of hardship, poverty, friendship and loyalty. A family living in slums not knowing where their next meal was coming from. - Reader Review
I love the families of Coronation Close. A great series of a time where neighbours were like family, times were so different' - Reader Review
Excellent. Another excellent book in the series. Love to read how all the people on the street are doing. Looking forward to the next book' - Reader Review
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