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Coronation Street #3
Snow on the Cobbles
The prefect seasonal gift full of nostalgia and charm, perfect for fans of Coronation Street and readers who love Fiction set in times past.
When Lizzie moves with her mother and her brothers to No.13 Coronation Street at the end of the war, it’s a new start for all of them after the loses and heartache they’ve endured.
Lizzie lands a job working with a young Hilda Ogden, still waiting for her errant husband, Stan, to be de-mobbed. They’re employed by the new owners at the Pride of Weatherfield, who are determined to steal the crown from Annie Walker’s Rovers Return. The girls start to suspect that all is not as it seems at the Pride and Lizzie can’t avoid getting involved when Terry, the handsome new barman at the Rovers starts to take an interest too.
As things take a sinister turn, Lizzie is desperate to hide her own secret, but can her friend Hilda break the habit of a lifetime and keep her trap shut for once?
When Lizzie moves with her mother and her brothers to No.13 Coronation Street at the end of the war, it’s a new start for all of them after the loses and heartache they’ve endured.
Lizzie lands a job working with a young Hilda Ogden, still waiting for her errant husband, Stan, to be de-mobbed. They’re employed by the new owners at the Pride of Weatherfield, who are determined to steal the crown from Annie Walker’s Rovers Return. The girls start to suspect that all is not as it seems at the Pride and Lizzie can’t avoid getting involved when Terry, the handsome new barman at the Rovers starts to take an interest too.
As things take a sinister turn, Lizzie is desperate to hide her own secret, but can her friend Hilda break the habit of a lifetime and keep her trap shut for once?
320 pages, Hardcover
First published October 29, 2019
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November 15, 2019
Coronation Street #3
Lizzie and her mother move into 9, Coronation Street just after the end of the world War Ii. Their new neighbour, feisty Elsie Tanner tells the the house is supposed to have bad luck. Lizzie gets a job in The Pride of Weatherfield. Lizzie then meets a young Hilda Ogden. Hilda is patiently waiting for her husband, Stan to return from a prisoner of war camp. Will life ever be the same on the street again.
I did not know that this is the third book in the Coronation Street series. It can be read as a standalone, but I will always tell you to read a series in the order they were written in. I'm a fan of the tv series so I was pleased when I received an ARC of this book. I ,loved Hilds and Stan Odgen when they were in the programme and I loved them in the book. I felt like I've just read the next few weeks scripts. The story is full of secrets and surprises. I liked that there were a few original characters in the story even though they were much younger. A book to curl yourself up by the fire with.
I would like to thank NetGalley, HarperCollins UK HarperFiction and the author Maggie Sullivan for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Lizzie and her mother move into 9, Coronation Street just after the end of the world War Ii. Their new neighbour, feisty Elsie Tanner tells the the house is supposed to have bad luck. Lizzie gets a job in The Pride of Weatherfield. Lizzie then meets a young Hilda Ogden. Hilda is patiently waiting for her husband, Stan to return from a prisoner of war camp. Will life ever be the same on the street again.
I did not know that this is the third book in the Coronation Street series. It can be read as a standalone, but I will always tell you to read a series in the order they were written in. I'm a fan of the tv series so I was pleased when I received an ARC of this book. I ,loved Hilds and Stan Odgen when they were in the programme and I loved them in the book. I felt like I've just read the next few weeks scripts. The story is full of secrets and surprises. I liked that there were a few original characters in the story even though they were much younger. A book to curl yourself up by the fire with.
I would like to thank NetGalley, HarperCollins UK HarperFiction and the author Maggie Sullivan for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
November 17, 2019
If you love Corrors then you will love this, if like me you haven’t seen it for years you will still love it!
The book is based at the end of the Second World War and focuses mainly on Hilda Ogden and her new friend Lizzie and has a good helping of Annie Walker, Elsie Tanner, Ena Sharples and smaller roles for Minnie Cauldwell and Albert Tatlock and Stan Ogden and even a small mention for Ken Barlow
Its fab to read the details of what they get up to and what probably would be mundane day to day carryings on isn’t as Hilda goes cleaning, Annie disdainfully sniffs her way through a day at the Rovers and Elsie entertains GI men 24/7!
There’s a wonderful street party where Ena plays hymns on her piano and everyone gets food poisoning from the knocked off pork pies 😃😃The parts where Hilda ( in her curlers ) goes from Rosamund Street to Coronation Street gossiping to everyone is wonderful and her excitement at Stan coming home from a POW in Italy is touching
You cant help but picture them all, it happens as soon as you see their names and yea ok the book isn’t a literary classic but its a great read for memories and feel good factors
There is a very interesting bio at the end of Jean Alexander and her life and the episode where she left Corrors is the most watched episode ever
For what this book sets out to achieve it succeeds and for that it has to be a
10/10
5 Stars
The book is based at the end of the Second World War and focuses mainly on Hilda Ogden and her new friend Lizzie and has a good helping of Annie Walker, Elsie Tanner, Ena Sharples and smaller roles for Minnie Cauldwell and Albert Tatlock and Stan Ogden and even a small mention for Ken Barlow
Its fab to read the details of what they get up to and what probably would be mundane day to day carryings on isn’t as Hilda goes cleaning, Annie disdainfully sniffs her way through a day at the Rovers and Elsie entertains GI men 24/7!
There’s a wonderful street party where Ena plays hymns on her piano and everyone gets food poisoning from the knocked off pork pies 😃😃The parts where Hilda ( in her curlers ) goes from Rosamund Street to Coronation Street gossiping to everyone is wonderful and her excitement at Stan coming home from a POW in Italy is touching
You cant help but picture them all, it happens as soon as you see their names and yea ok the book isn’t a literary classic but its a great read for memories and feel good factors
There is a very interesting bio at the end of Jean Alexander and her life and the episode where she left Corrors is the most watched episode ever
For what this book sets out to achieve it succeeds and for that it has to be a
10/10
5 Stars
December 26, 2020
The third in the Coronation Street wartime saga novels introduces us to Lizzie Doyle who strikes up a friendship with legendary Corrie character Hilda Ogden as they work at Rovers Return's rival pub the Pride of Weatherfield.
The book has the usual elements of romance, crime and hardships but differs slightly by being set in 1945 as the Second World War is ending.
By introducing Lizzie Doyle as the main character, regular Corrie characters such as Elsie Tanner and Annie Walker are reduced to supporting characters which is a pity as the small Annie Walker sub plot involving her husband's return from war would have benefited from more page time.
The book has the usual elements of romance, crime and hardships but differs slightly by being set in 1945 as the Second World War is ending.
By introducing Lizzie Doyle as the main character, regular Corrie characters such as Elsie Tanner and Annie Walker are reduced to supporting characters which is a pity as the small Annie Walker sub plot involving her husband's return from war would have benefited from more page time.
May 19, 2021
Pure Corrie - Great
December 2, 2019
An interesting story, very evocative of how Coronation Street was when it was first on the television. The war is just coming to an end, and the women are expecting their husbands back soon. We meet a few of the old regulars, Elsie Tanner, Annie Walker, Albert Tatlock, to name just a few; but the book is essentially about Hilda Ogden, and her new friend Lizzie Doyle. Hilda has just been laid off from her job in a munitions factory, and Lizzie has just moved in to number 9 Coronation Street, both of them need to find a job quickly. They hear that the pub in Rosamund Street is reopening with a new name - The Pride of Weatherfield - and they go there, each hoping to secure work. Lizzie is immediately snapped up as a barmaid, and Hilda as the pub cleaner.
The story is about life in general, everyone struggling to make ends meet, a rogue here and there, and a budding romance between Lizzie and Steve Tanner, who works as bar manager for Annie Walker; but Lizzie is nursing a big secret and is trying to keep him at arm’s length. Steve is already back from the war, having suffered a nasty injury. As the men gradually come back we see the women’s lives change, not necessarily for the better. Stan Ogden expects to be well-fed, but when he earns money he wants to keep most of it for his beer and baccy, and Hilda doesn’t earn enough to pay for everything. Annie Walker has got used to running the pub, and making all the decisions, and doesn’t know what to do about Jack easing back into that role.
All ends well for Lizzie, when she finally decides to tell Steve her secret, and Hilda gets a new cleaning job in another pub, Stan’s regular, so she can at least keep an eye on his spending, so life improves for her, just a little bit.
The story is very evocative of the time, well worth reading
The story is about life in general, everyone struggling to make ends meet, a rogue here and there, and a budding romance between Lizzie and Steve Tanner, who works as bar manager for Annie Walker; but Lizzie is nursing a big secret and is trying to keep him at arm’s length. Steve is already back from the war, having suffered a nasty injury. As the men gradually come back we see the women’s lives change, not necessarily for the better. Stan Ogden expects to be well-fed, but when he earns money he wants to keep most of it for his beer and baccy, and Hilda doesn’t earn enough to pay for everything. Annie Walker has got used to running the pub, and making all the decisions, and doesn’t know what to do about Jack easing back into that role.
All ends well for Lizzie, when she finally decides to tell Steve her secret, and Hilda gets a new cleaning job in another pub, Stan’s regular, so she can at least keep an eye on his spending, so life improves for her, just a little bit.
The story is very evocative of the time, well worth reading
December 12, 2019
I’ve been watching Coronation Street for years so when I saw Snow on the Cobbles, a Coronation Street story on NetGalley described as ‘perfect for Coronation Street fans’ I requested it. It’s the third book in the Coronation Street series. It’s set in 1945 as the Second World War is coming to an end with some of the familiar Street characters – the main one being a young Hilda Ogden, with minor roles for others such as Elsie Tanner, Albert Tatlock, Ena Sharples and the young Ken Barlow. But there are also other characters who have never appeared in the TV soap.
The story centres around Hilda Ogden and new characters, Lizzie Doyle, her mother and her brothers, who have recently moved into No. 9 (currently home to Tyrone Dobbs, his daughter Ruby Dobbs, Fiz Stape and her daughter Hope Stape). Their new neighbour, Elsie Tanner, tells them that the house is said to have bad luck and they are worried about strange noises from the loft. Lizzie makes friends with Hilda when they both start working at the Pride of Weatherfield, a pub that had recently reopened in competition with the Rovers Return, where Annie Walker is in sole charge whilst her husband Jack is away at the war.
The story is of their daily lives, struggling to make ends meet and their joy and celebrations as the war comes to an end and the men return from the war. Lizzie, however, has a secret that threatens her relationship with Steve, the barman at the Rovers Return. And the new manager at the Pride of Weatherfield is involved in some very dodgy dealings.
I read it quickly and enjoyed it as I liked the setting and the historical details about the end of the war. I also liked the biography of Jean Alexander, who played the role of Hilda Ogden and I think Maggie Sullivan has captured the essence of Hilda in this book.
My thanks to the publishers for my review copy via NetGalley.
The story centres around Hilda Ogden and new characters, Lizzie Doyle, her mother and her brothers, who have recently moved into No. 9 (currently home to Tyrone Dobbs, his daughter Ruby Dobbs, Fiz Stape and her daughter Hope Stape). Their new neighbour, Elsie Tanner, tells them that the house is said to have bad luck and they are worried about strange noises from the loft. Lizzie makes friends with Hilda when they both start working at the Pride of Weatherfield, a pub that had recently reopened in competition with the Rovers Return, where Annie Walker is in sole charge whilst her husband Jack is away at the war.
The story is of their daily lives, struggling to make ends meet and their joy and celebrations as the war comes to an end and the men return from the war. Lizzie, however, has a secret that threatens her relationship with Steve, the barman at the Rovers Return. And the new manager at the Pride of Weatherfield is involved in some very dodgy dealings.
I read it quickly and enjoyed it as I liked the setting and the historical details about the end of the war. I also liked the biography of Jean Alexander, who played the role of Hilda Ogden and I think Maggie Sullivan has captured the essence of Hilda in this book.
My thanks to the publishers for my review copy via NetGalley.
February 16, 2020
I loved this book. It was a wonderful trip down Memory Lane. The idea of taking the street back to the end of the Second World War was brilliant. Stan Ogden started off as he carried on through the series, lazy and drunk and treating his poor wife Hilda with indifference. The fact that she literally picked up the fella that was to become her husband after falling over a load of old clothes, had me in stitches. The Hilda I had known and grew to love came to the forefront of my mind. On screen she was a warm character with a sad life and this was captured in this book. As I read about Elsie Tanner it was easy to visualize her. Very kind hearted but sure loved the men. She was coarse always yelling at her children. The Rovers Return was there in 1945 and at the helm Was The formidable Annie Walker, husband Jack was away at war. Martha Longhurst and the infamous Enable Sharples, always ready with her sharp tongue and never frightened to use it and not worry about the recipient. Whether you are a fan of Coronation Street or not this is a wonderful read. There is mystery and is there spirits and not just the kind you buy at The Rovers Return? Fulf of humour throughout. I recommend everyone read this. I will read the other books.
Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 27, 2019
is set) starting a few months before VE Day. The story centres on Hilda Ogden but other well known characters from the early days of Coronation Street feature such as Annie, Jack and Billy Walker, Elsie Tanner and occasionally Ena Sharples, Albert Tatlock and Minnie Cauldwell.
As an avid watcher of Coronation Street from the very beginning in 1960 until the 1990s I was looking forward to reading this but I found it quite dull. A new pub, the Pride of Weatherfield (formerly the Tripe's Dresser's Arms!), has opened at the other end of Rosumund Street. It's been taken over and done up by the brewery so in in direct competition to the Rover's Return on Coronation Street. Hilda gets a job at the Pride and once her husband, Stan, comes back from being a prisoner of war he gets work there too shifting goods. What is in 'the goods' is anyone's guess and there the mystery starts.
It was fine but just not a good enough story to make me want to come back and read others in this series.
With thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
As an avid watcher of Coronation Street from the very beginning in 1960 until the 1990s I was looking forward to reading this but I found it quite dull. A new pub, the Pride of Weatherfield (formerly the Tripe's Dresser's Arms!), has opened at the other end of Rosumund Street. It's been taken over and done up by the brewery so in in direct competition to the Rover's Return on Coronation Street. Hilda gets a job at the Pride and once her husband, Stan, comes back from being a prisoner of war he gets work there too shifting goods. What is in 'the goods' is anyone's guess and there the mystery starts.
It was fine but just not a good enough story to make me want to come back and read others in this series.
With thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 25, 2024
This book is based on the 2nd world war and I really enjoyed reading about it. To say this is the 3rd book in a series I didn’t have any issues with reading it out of order. I used to watch coronation street but I haven’t watched it in years but that didn’t stop me knowing the characters in this book. The characters were all written so well and I feel in love with each character and they all brought the book together so well. That found friendships that they have are so amazing to watch. I liked the ending as the character ended up getting her happy ever after which I was so happy with. I will be definitely carrying on with this book series. Xxx
December 16, 2019
This book is beautifully written and having been a fan of Coronation Street since the 1960s when I watched it with my mum, all of the familiar characters were as I imagined them to be. Hilda Ogden Elsie Tanner and Annie Walker at The Rovers Return, as residents on Coronation Street were lovingly recreated as a backdrop to the love story. The descriptions of life and its hardships during and after the war were great, including the street party, rationing and cardboard in their shoes, and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Will look out for more by this Author.
December 29, 2020
I liked reading something set on Coronation Street and with some known characters. It was an enjoyable story and I liked the character of Lizzie a lot. I’m not sure if it was supposed to be obvious what her secret was, but it was obvious from the start and I would like to have known more about Lizzie’s thoughts and feelings.
I shouldn’t judge a book by the cover as I thought this would be a Christmas read, but it’s set over a whole year. Overall, I did enjoy the book as a quick read and for some Corrie nostalgia.
I shouldn’t judge a book by the cover as I thought this would be a Christmas read, but it’s set over a whole year. Overall, I did enjoy the book as a quick read and for some Corrie nostalgia.
December 28, 2023
Lizzie Doyle and her family have just moved into Coronation street, they are moving into Number 9 just after the end of the war and its a fresh start.
But secretly they are living a lie.
They try to fit in and make friends with their new neighbours Elsie Tanmer and Hilda Ogden.
Even so Lizzie soon realises things aren't what they seem on the surface and Weatherfield has a few secrets of its own!
A charming slice of life drama from the cobbles and a spin off from the much loved tv soap.
But secretly they are living a lie.
They try to fit in and make friends with their new neighbours Elsie Tanmer and Hilda Ogden.
Even so Lizzie soon realises things aren't what they seem on the surface and Weatherfield has a few secrets of its own!
A charming slice of life drama from the cobbles and a spin off from the much loved tv soap.
June 25, 2025
I enjoyed this wartime story of Coronation Street. There is a certain nostalgia for a time when many people were displaced, sent overseas in the services or left to make do and mend on the Home Front. I don’t watch Coronation Street, but this is a book that can be enjoyed by all who enjoy a cosy story. Although read in the heat of June, this would be an ideal book to read curled up in the warmth indoors as the snow is falling outside.
November 25, 2019
This is a lovely heartwarming story that would make an ideal present for older Corrie fans who will have fond memories of Hilda and Stan Ogden, Ena Sharples etc. with an added bonus of a very interesting biography at the end about Jean Alexander and her life.
Curl up under a nice warm blanket and relive the good old days!
Curl up under a nice warm blanket and relive the good old days!
November 30, 2019
I never saw Coronation Street but I love this type of story and I really appreciated this one.
It's a good Christmas story, heartwarming and well written.
I liked the cast of characters, well thought and likeable, and appreciated the historical setting.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
It's a good Christmas story, heartwarming and well written.
I liked the cast of characters, well thought and likeable, and appreciated the historical setting.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
November 17, 2023
As a life-long watcher of Coronation Street, this book brought back so many memories. I just loved it.
Reading about the beloved Hilda Ogden as a young woman towards the end of WW2 was in stark comparison to her character in later shows. Ena Sharples, one of the not so endearing characters, again brought back so many memories. I hope to read the other two books in this series.
Reading about the beloved Hilda Ogden as a young woman towards the end of WW2 was in stark comparison to her character in later shows. Ena Sharples, one of the not so endearing characters, again brought back so many memories. I hope to read the other two books in this series.
November 26, 2019
I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I am a huge Coronation Street fan and have watched since the 1970’s. This story is set towards the end of WWII. This era isn’t my favourite time period to read about but saying that I did enjoy this easy to read book.
I am a huge Coronation Street fan and have watched since the 1970’s. This story is set towards the end of WWII. This era isn’t my favourite time period to read about but saying that I did enjoy this easy to read book.
January 24, 2020
Enjoyable
Another great easy read following the lives of some of coronation street's regulars set at the end of the second war. We get to meet Hilda Ogden and her husband Stan after he leaves the army after being a prisoner of war.
Another great easy read following the lives of some of coronation street's regulars set at the end of the second war. We get to meet Hilda Ogden and her husband Stan after he leaves the army after being a prisoner of war.
January 31, 2021
Nostalgic book
I loved reading about Coronation Street at the end of WW2 and learning more about my favourite characters, as well as some different ones. The stories were interesting and entertaining too.
I loved reading about Coronation Street at the end of WW2 and learning more about my favourite characters, as well as some different ones. The stories were interesting and entertaining too.
January 28, 2020
A very light nostalgic book. Very predictable.
June 4, 2020
Lovely read with a mixture of corrie favourites and happy romance.
July 20, 2020
Excellent couldn't put it down
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August 29, 20203/10
March 28, 2021
Splendid read
Another fab tale from the cobbles to while away the winter nights. I only hope there’s more on the horizon
Another fab tale from the cobbles to while away the winter nights. I only hope there’s more on the horizon
June 8, 2021
Great story really enjoying the set
September 7, 2021
I’ve enjoyed all four books in the series.
December 9, 2021
Can read really enjoyed it looking forward to reading book 4 & 5
May 22, 2022
Could not put the book down absolutely loved it even though I no longer watch coronation street and haven’t done since 1985
September 1, 2022
This was a bit of fun. Nothing spectacular but a great spin on familiar characters
November 27, 2024
I love this series so much!
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