{"product_id":"coronation-streets-england-then-and-now-paperback","title":"Coronation Streets - England Then and Now - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Arnot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow has England changed in the 70 years between the coronations of the late queen and the current king? In \u003cem\u003eCoronation Streets, England Then and Now\u003c\/em\u003e, British citizens of a certain age look back on their childhoods in 1953 when a glittering ritual in distant Westminster offered a brief break from the day-to-day drudgery of the post-war world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meat was still rationed. Bomb sites were common sights. Televisions were not. Those who could afford to buy them found their front rooms crammed with neighbours peering at nine-inch screens showing a colourful crown and a golden coach in various shades of grey. The parties that followed were often disrupted by rain and staged in streets lined with houses lacking amenities taken for granted in 2023. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For all the greyness of the early '50s, however, there are some colourful memories here from all over England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the fourteenth book by Chris Arnot, a former national freelance journalist. \u003cem\u003eSmall Island by Little Train\u003c\/em\u003e was published by the AA and shortlisted for the \"outstanding travel-themed writing\" awards. And \u003cem\u003eBritain's Lost Cricket Festivals\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the Cricket Book of the Year awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It was one of four of the \u003cem\u003eBritain's Lost\u003c\/em\u003e series that he wrote for Aurum. \u003cem\u003eBritain's Lost Mines\u003c\/em\u003e was heralded as \"a gorgeous tribute to a whole world which has vanished\" by Lee Hall, writer of \u003cem\u003eBilly Elliot\u003c\/em\u003e. And \u003cem\u003eBritain's Cricket Grounds\u003c\/em\u003e was heralded as \"the best sports book of 2011\" by Jim Holden in the Sunday Express. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47546456768765,"sku":"9781908837288","price":27.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/UjhhSk5Pb3IwRHZrUXJMQXRKUXZQZz09.webp?v=1779076770","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/coronation-streets-england-then-and-now-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}