{"product_id":"9780008255145","title":"Christmas on Coronation Street: The perfect historical Christmas set in WW2 (Coronation Street, Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderful Christmas gift full of nostalgia and charm, perfect for fans of Coronation Street and readers who love Fiction set in Wartime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsie 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best of 20th century sagas, Christmas on Coronation Street is a historical romance that will captivate readers. Elsie Tanner's journey from a brutal home to the heart of Weatherfield is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Fenella J Miller (A Dangerous Husband), Vicki Beeby (The Ops Room Girls), Jillianne Hamilton (Molly Miranda), Lily Graham (The Last Restaurant in Paris), and Lizzie Lane (Tough Times on Coronation Close).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie Sullivan, Read by Gabrielle Glaister","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889225420949,"sku":"9780008255145","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008255145.png?v=1777422889","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008255145","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}