Mother’s Day On Coronation Street (coronation Street, Book 2)

The perfect heartwarming read, full of nostalgia and charm, for fans of Coronation Street and readers who love fiction set in times past. It's 1942 and Annie Walker is the landlady of the Rovers Return on Coronation Street. With her husband Jack away fighting for King and Country, Annie must juggle lone motherhood with keeping the regulars happy. Gracie Ashton works behind the bar at the Rovers and scoffs at the daft girls who are having their heads turned by the American soldiers flooding into Weatherfield. But when she finds herself thrown together with the handsome GI, Chuck Dawson, Gracie wonders if she has her own head screwed on right. With rationing, air raids and blackouts, the wives and mothers of Coronation Street are determined to count their blessings, but when an unwelcome face from the past turns up at the Rovers it looks like Annie will have more to worry about than Hitler's bombs ... Full of Coronation Street's trademark humour and warmth, it's the perfect gift for Mother's Day It's 1942 and Annie Walker is the formidable landlady of the Rover's Return in Weatherfield. Her husband Jack has received his call up papers and Annie must run the Rovers on her own while juggling one baby and another on the way. Manchester has been severely bombed and Weatherfield has already lost some of its residents and houses, and everyone is just about muddling through. Mothers are being encouraged to evacuate their children but those of Coronation Street have strong feelings about this, and don't want them to be sent away. Meanwhile, Betty Turpin is working in a munitions factory in Weatherfield, but misses her sweetheart, Alfie, who is in the navy. However, Betty gets her head turned by a young GI from America and is torn between her feelings for both men. And all the while Annie, treasuring her love letters from Jack, must contend with the quarrelsome women of Coronation Street who are still battling on the Home Front. Full of Coronation Street's trademark humour and warmth 'A wonderfully nostalgic tale' Choice Magazine It's 1942 and Annie Walker is the landlady of the Rovers Return on Coronation Street. With her husband, Jack, away fighting for King and Country, Annie must juggle lone motherhood with keeping the regulars happy. Gracie Ashton works behind the bar at the Rovers and thinks all the girls swooning at the American soldiers flooding into Weatherfield are plain daft. But when she meets the handsome GI, Chuck Dawson, Gracie wonders if she has her own head screwed on right. With rationing, air raids and blackouts, the wives and mothers of Coronation Street are determined to count their blessings, but when an unwelcome face from the past turns up at the Rovers it looks like Annie will have more to worry about than Hitler's bombs... Full of Coronation Street's trademark humour and warmth, it's the perfect gift for Mother's Day.