A wonderful Christmas gift full of nostalgia and charm, perfect for fans of Coronation Street and readers who love Fiction set in Wartime. A wonderful Christmas gift full of nostalgia and charm, perfect for fans of Coronation Street and readers who love Fiction set in Wartime. Elsie Grimshaw lives in one of the worst streets in Weatherfield and is desperate to escape from life at home with a brutal father and the drudgery of working at the local mill. Grabbing at the slim chances that come her way, Elsie emerges from the heartbreak of first love and her marriage to bad boy, Arnold Tanner at only sixteen years old, if not much older, then certainly wiser. Going under her married name of Elsie Tanner, she and Arnold move in to No.11 Coronation Street in 1939 as war breaks out. Her cheeky self-confidence immediately puts her at loggerheads with local busy-body Ena Sharples and Annie Walker, landlady of the Rovers Return. As Christmas approaches, the residents of Coronation Street must put their petty squabbles aside if they are to survive the worst that Hitler’s Luftwaffe can throw at them. And as the Manchester Blitz grips their home town of Weatherfield, the residents must pull together to make this a Christmas to remember – for all of the right reasons…As Christmas approaches, the residents of Coronation Street must put their petty squabbles aside if they are to survive the worst that Hitler’s Luftwaffe can throw at them. And as the Manchester Blitz grips their home town of Weatherfield, the residents must pull together to make this a Christmas to remember – for all of the right reasons… Praise for Maggie Sullivan: ‘A wonderfully nostalgic tale’ Choice Magazine ‘A perfect festive read’ Woman Magazine ‘A must read’ Amazon ‘A real page-turner’ Amazon ‘A wonderful trip down memory lane’ Goodreads The perfect historical Christmas set in WW2 Maggie Sullivan loves to travel, is an avid reader - never going without her Kindle - and her abiding love is watching football. She is an active member of The Romantic Novelists’ Association and for several years edited their journal. She is also a freelance university lecturer and has a keen interest in drama and theatre. Maggie was born and brought up in Manchester, where she acquired a lifelong passion for Coronation Street and its legendary matriarchs. After living abroad for several years, she settled in London where she still lives. The perfect historical Christmas set in WW2 An exciting new partnership with ITV which heralds the start of an evergreen proposal and long-term partnership. We’ll be creating innovative new stories from Coronation Street’s rich heritage that will draw in the existing fanbase and recruit a whole new audience. Combining the expertise and assets of HarperCollins and ITV to deliver a compelling reader experience. Elsie Tanner, Annie Walker and Rita Fairclough were the iconic matriarchs at the heart of the early decades of Coronation Street. We are creating a brand-new series of novels that revisits and reimagines their early lives, breathing fresh energy into these much-loved and fondly remembered characters. We’ll follow up with two more novels in 2018, the first to coincide with Mother’s Day. Supermarkets, High Street and Digital retailers want strong concepts that are instantly recognisable to their consumers — and they don’t get much stronger than Coronation Street. The perfect gift purchase for all fans of Coronation Street, readers who love fiction set in wartime, those who feel nostalgic for the past and readers looking for a good Christmas gifting purchase Competition: Josephine Cox;Rosie Goodwin;
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