It is September 1939, and sixteen-year-old Elsie Tanner walks into Coronation Street. Newly married, pregnant, and optimistic, she has little idea of the difficult times that lie ahead. But, within days, her husband has enlisted, leaving Elsie to face the neighbors alone. From the beginning to the end of World War II, this enthralling compendium takes readers back to a world of rationing, hardship, and absent sweethearts. Coronation Street: The War Years embraces all that the show's 20 million fans love about Coronation Street, beautifully packaged as a hardback gift edition.