Coronation Close Books in Order

A council house offers Jenny Crawford and her children an escape from Bristol's slums in 1936. But her husband's growing involvement with fascists and her own renewed hopes for love threaten the fresh start she longs for.

As Bristol prepares to celebrate George VI's coronation in 1937, Jenny, Thelma and their neighbours plan street festivities. Behind the cheerful preparations, private scandals and carefully concealed secrets threaten to disrupt life on Coronation Close.

Jenny notices a stranger watching Thelma's house as the threat of war grows in 1938. Unbeknown to her mother, Thelma's teenage daughter befriends an older man whose interest may put her in danger.

After surviving the Bristol Blitz, Coronation Close faces shortages, conscription and a policeman who reports his neighbours. Thelma fears for her missing son while her daughter's new romance adds to the family's wartime worries.

Widowed Margaret's new freedom takes her into Bristol's seedier nightlife, where she spots Jenny's teenage daughter with a dangerous man. As wartime strains deepen, the women of Coronation Close face troubling choices about family and love.

Doreen's new teashop brings old tensions back to Coronation Close in 1943. Jenny considers a former lover's return, Thelma worries about Peter's dangerous duties, and Gloria discovers that attention from American servicemen can carry risks.