The Rovers Return: The Official Coronation Street Companion

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Set in the Southwest, particularly on the edges of the cities, this novel explodes with angst and is brimming with violence. During the stay, guests will be taken on a private tour of the set followed by a hotpot dinner from the annexe whilst watching classic Corrie episodes, and if they’re lucky, a pint in the Rovers and breakfast from Roy’s Rolls may be on offer. His most commercial and spiritual work to date -- it accomplishes what great art does, in its own singular way it changes the way you see the world. This guy abandons his grieving wife, has no money or prospects and no hope of anything other than the vilest of revenge. One day Charles is approached by a man who claims that his wife was killed in the exact same way, and he offers Charles a chance for revenge.

For seventy years they’ve lurked on the fringes of society, roaming from town to town, dingy motel to dingy motel, stalking the transients, addicts, and prostitutes they feed on.

The final showdown was as bloody as you might expect, and the ending was an emotional punch that I didn’t see coming. The use of four different perspectives on the events that we see unfold add additional and distinct textural layers to this simple complex story.

Even though I was sad when it was done, ROVERS ends perfectly and beautifully, it moves from darkness to light, from the desperation of holding on fiercely with despair and fear to this sad world of dark blood and shadows, where lost souls feed on other lost souls, to the relief of letting go into the light and being free. And with Purplebricks being the agents for the move, they have found themselves having to respond to viewers who have been looking for the listing online. They're all damaged and some are pretty monstrous, but none of them is someone you care about (maybe the hunter, but even that's a stretch).

At any rate, the book is a little confusing at first, in that you don't know whose head you're in - the chapters are related by either Charlie, Jesse or Edgar, or focuses on the Fiends. Stylishly gritty, populated by archetype characters simultaneously larger than life and accurately reflective of reality, punctuated and ultimately defined by outrageous yet deftly framed violence. The lucky guests will be immersed in Weatherfield, as the pop up red brick house will give them a chance to live like the locals. But despite the violence, Lange manages to infuse his story with emotion and some surprisingly sympathetic characters.

Fans of complex storytelling and relatable characters—who don’t mind some bleakness in their stories—will love this book. In a standard vampire tale, you know you’re dealing with otherworldly creatures, so the killing isn’t as horrific. Exceedingly well written, action-filled and immensely thought provoking, Lange has penned a clear winner.Lange’s vampires live in constant fear of being discovered, homeless and jobless and always on the move. Iain MacLeod, Coronation Street series producer, said last month that viewers seeing a real sign outside the pub will make the story 'relatable'. But for Jesse, traveling with and eternally taking care of his brother Edgar, humanity lingers painfully.