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Bad Company on Coronation Close

Coronation Close, Book 5

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Bad Company on Coronation Close

By: Lizzie Lane
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
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A heart wrenching and inspiring World War Two saga of friendship, courage and love in the face of danger! Perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Jean Fullerton.

With the men still away fighting, the women keep the home fires burning - some more than others…

Bristol 1942

Following the death of her controlling husband, Margaret Routledge is no longer the downtrodden church mouse she once was. Now she’s the talk of the Close, frequenting seedy pubs and clubs where men gather to pick up good-time girls. It seems Margaret is past redemption until she sees neighbour Jenny Crawford’s headstrong 16-year-old daughter Gloria on the arm of a man of ill repute, and her motherly instincts return.

By contrast, Jenny's eldest, land girl Tilly, has a heart of gold, but trouble brews when she helps a vulnerable mother and child with a dangerous past.

A wayward daughter only adds fire to Jenny’s personal problems, which she chooses to keep to herself in the hope that they will go away.

Meanwhile, Thelma Dawson has landed herself a promotion, but will it conflict with her ongoing romance with Peter van Luntzen – and where is he? Will he come back and make good on his promise?

©2024 Lizzie Lane (P)2026 Boldwood Books 20th Century City Life Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Urban Heartfelt
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Again, this narrator has been substituted for Anne Dover and it doesn't work. I've listened to another series where this has happened and it really spoils my enjoyment. Unfortunately, I find that this narrator lacks any warmth or sufficient variety of tone. The character accents are not the same and in some cases, over exaggerated, and it's difficult to absorb yourself in a story and stay interested. I'd much rather have waited for a few more months to ensure continuity of narration. I'm not even halfway through this book and I'm losing interest because of this. Such a shame, as I was enjoying this series up until now.

Change of narrator spoiled this

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Not as good as the previous books….didn’t have me hooked.
Didn’t like the narrators male voices, no matter what age they were supposed to be they all sounded like dirty old men.

Thx story

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thank you so much too Lizzie lane ,
I love all your work.
All the best for the future, may you always enjoy creating your novels.
We all look forward to your next beautiful creation
All my love from East riding of Yorkshire UK


As good as the rest. Enjoy it

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It was good to be able to continue the story of the residents of Coronation Close, but unfortunately it didn't live up to the previous books. I found it quite repetitive sometimes, and a bit slow going.
What made it worse was the change of narrator. I don't know why the production company does this part way through a series of books. I have always enjoyed Anne Dover's narration, and you get used to her characterisation. But Penelope Freeman's was just awful. She made Jenny and Thelma, and even their young daughters to a degree, sound like elderly women. As for the men, they all sounded sleazy.
I hope there will be another instalment in this series published, but I will hold off from pre ordering it until I know who the narrator is.

Ok story, but terrible narrator.

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I've loved the previous books, and was waiting for this one, but the new narrator spoiled it for me. To be fair, she's probably a lot more authentic for Knowle West, I'm sure! But I loved Anne Dover, and the characters belonged to her.
There were also some inconsistencies, and unbelievable character changes - Robin's surname was wrong and he and several others seem to have had personality transplants.
Finally, it doesn't really conclude very satisfactorily - it's a bit odd, if I'm honest! - so if it's meant to be a cliffhanger, please can we have our old characters back, in the next one, as well as our old narrator.

What a Shame!

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