Snow on the Cobbles

Snow on the Cobbles
Maggie Sullivan

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. 9 Coronation Street at the end of the Second World War, it’s a new start for all of them after the loses and heartache they’ve endured. Their new neighbour, Elsie Tanner, tells them that the house is said to have bad luck, but things look up for Lizzie when she lands a job as a barmaid in a local pub, the Pride of Weatherfield. There she makes friends with the young and giddy Hilda Ogden, still waiting for her wayward husband, Stan, to come home from the war. It isn’t long before they realize that the place isn’t quite it seems, but Lizzie has been keeping secrets too and as winter draws in, there are a few surprises in store for Coronation Street …

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Source ISBN: 9780008354756

Ebook Edition © November 2019 ISBN: 9780008255190

Version: 2019-10-09

Dedication (#u32a89401-71ce-5f73-9afb-1f4cd48eaf94)

To my wonderful nieces Avril and Masha

Contents

Cover (#u8a0aab77-d673-5b85-9926-a25cc9944f58)

Title Page (#ubbcd0231-1f29-5480-85d7-c75afa2f5f2f)

Copyright

Dedication

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Jean Alexander – would the real Hilda Ogden stand up please?

Acknowledgements

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About the Author

Also by Maggie Sullivan

About the Publisher

Chapter 1 (#u32a89401-71ce-5f73-9afb-1f4cd48eaf94)

Weatherfield, January 1945

Hilda Ogden blew the dust off the photograph frame.