We’ll Meet Again on Coronation Street

Coronation Street #5

by Maggie Sullivan

A charming and nostalgic read, perfect for fans of Coronation Street and readers who love stories set in wartime.
The new heartwarming novel inspired by your favourite residents of Weatherfield – available to pre-order now.

367 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 17, 2022

Reviews

[Nicola Robson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fab book in the series

[Ray O'Hare · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was fun & nostalgic

[Zoey Curato · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a lovely nostalgic read that I luckily picked up in our local free book library! I’ve read a couple from this series before and was happy to find this one. I don’t know what it is but I enjoy reading about life in post war Britain. The coronation street element adds a bit of fun to it.

[Rob Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fine outing in Weatherfield, this time taking place post-war in 1949. Taking place across four months rather than the usual longer periods helps this story which feels smaller in scale than the other books in the series. The trip to Blackpool is the highlight.

[Calvin Saxton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable read and nice continuing stories to the other book, but can be read on its own.

[Mark Allinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

More flim flam, all quite enjoyable, with new back stories about some of the Street’s early characters.

[Ruth Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

As lovely story

[Gillian Potter-merrigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cosy, not taxing, lots of familiar "faces". Not heavy on plot but like Coronation Street was in the 1970s. Good dose of nostalgia for bedtime.....

[Sue Hull · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent read by maggie

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love to read about well loved characters that we have seen on screen. Some of the younger ones in this story are still part of the current day soap. An amazing achievement.

[Emma Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

[Tegan Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

in my opinion this book did what it set out to do, which was to provide an accessible, lighthearted, sentimental tale, reimagining the residents of coronation street just after the second world war. it was a nice insight into the post war era and also introduced new characters to the street which was fun.

wendy was likeable, and it was good to see the street from the perspective of a newcomer. i enjoyed seeing her confidence grow as the book went on. i was definitely rooting for her and hoping she and richard (another new character) ended up together. denise can fight me she had no business being that annoying. she was one of wendy’s colleagues who frequently undermined her and competed for richard’s affections and was wonderfully, comically antagonistic, although i did feel a bit sorry for her in the end.

i think it provided an interesting contemporary perspective on some of the original characters too.

for example, frank barlow’s patriarchal and controlling behaviour was called out and the story really made me as the reader sympathise with ida on a deeper level. my heart really broke for ida at times but her arc had a satisfying ending and it was done very nicely. i think the story really empowered her as a character and i’ll definitely view her scenes in the show with a new found appreciation after that. a very young ken also causes a bit of mischief in this which is amusing.

i found elsie’s portrayal interesting, she’s certainly one of my favourite characters and its clear the writer is very fond of her as well. she definitely captured her bold, lively spirit and heart of gold. i also liked the more feminist interpretation of her character, even if some of the dialogue felt a bit repetitive at times. taken at face value her lover george’s drunken antics staggering about blackpool provided good comic relief.

it was also nice to see albert tatlock have some happier moments in his younger years and the role bessie had in his life and the community back then.

overall a very enjoyable read, i loved the way the characters were written and it definitely gave me a warm feeling inside. if you want to read about women’s darts tournaments, a wholesome trip to blackpool and working class women supporting women, all set in the 1940s then definitely give this a try.