The year is 1937 and the country is still reeling from the abdication of King Edward the Eighth the year before.
His brother, the Duke of York, has become King George the Sixth and will be crowned in May.
The country is on a high. Union Jacks are being dusted off and bunting is being made. Thelma, Jenny and residents of Coronation Close are all a buzz with planning the street parties and celebrations for the great day.
But behind every door shameful secrets and sins linger on Coronation Close, just bubbling to expose themselves…
Shameful Secrets on Coronation Close by Lizzie Lane is published on 20 April, 2023. It’s the second in her Coronation Close series set in 1930s Bristol.
Read her Historia feature about the Homes for Heroes council house revolution which changed the lives of many in the interwar years.
