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  • By: Heidi Swain
  • Narrated by: Karen Cass
  • Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (260 ratings)
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A Christmas Celebration

By: Heidi Swain
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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Summary

A sparkling Christmas novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain!

When Paige turns up unannounced at Wynthorpe Hall, she discovers the place she knew when she was growing up has changed beyond all recognition. She’s only planning to stay for a short time, but is quickly pulled into local life.

One night while driving home after delivering library books and shopping to residents she stumbles across an isolated cottage and meets Albert, its elderly and rather grumpy owner. She quickly realises there’s more to Albert than meets the eye and the same can be said for the other man she can’t seem to help running into, handsome but brooding Brodie.

All three of them have a secret and a desire to hide away from the world, but with Christmas on the horizon, is that really the best way to celebrate the season?

©2022 Heidi Swain (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, UK

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"Grab a hot chocolate and lose yourself in this heart-warming story of romance, community and secrets. The perfect story to read by the fire!" (Phillippa Ashley)

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Seriously.. so boring!

I don’t get it. It starts with way too many characters being introduced very quickly. And nothing really happens. So so disappointing. Had to force myself to finish it.

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Cody Christmas

Yet again another fabulous Heidi Swain book narrated by Karen Cass she really does bring the book alive.

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A slog to get to the end - almost DNF

This is a tough one. I'll start with the positives. I thought this started well. It's got quite an obvious plot, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. To first half was quite enjoyable. Pleasant characters, nice setting, interesting progress through the storyline.
Then I got to the last 2-3 hours. Yes, this is a long listen. I'm not sure I can describe what changed, but the last few hours were excruciating to listen to. Characters have conversations and interactions in front of each other in a way that would never happen in real life. The central relationship progresses at a pace that entirely removes any romance and just makes it cringey. The number of characters doubles and makes it incredibly hard to keep track.
I almost gave up, and to be honest I only kept going just to see if it was a blip, and in the vain hope that jt might improve. It did not.
Top marks to the voice artist reading this. You did a sterling job with it, but it must have been hard work for you.
My advice would be to avoid this one.

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love these books

I am really enjoying the fact that lots her characters and interlinked, how all the characters in the village came into their places

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so very sweet

I have listened to Heidi's books before and enjoyed them but this was all a bit too twee for me

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The person reading the book made it believable

Lovely story with romance and how to be kind story. Most enjoyable not just at Christmas

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fantastic

I loved this book and I would recommend it to anyone that loves to seat back and relax with it

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lovely

loved being back at wynbridge Hall and hearing how the lives of the inhabitants were getting on, these sorts of stories are my favourite.
I have listened to most of Heidi's books now and Karen cass as the narrator always does a great job, I saw a review saying she sounded like ai which I can't disagree enough about, i have listened to ai before and its nothing like this lol

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Soooo dull!

I have listened to a few books by Heidi Swain before and I usually enjoy them but this was soooo boring, I just couldn’t bare it! I normally live Karen Cass’ narrations, she’s one of my all time favourite narrators, but I don’t know what happened with this book! It just sounded robotic, despite the voices, and the storyline in the first 5 chapters was just so boring, I couldn’t listen to it anymore. I’m sorry but I didn’t like it. :(

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*Secrets & Celebrations*

This is book #9 of 9 of the standalone books based in Wynbridge. It is definitely worth reading in order to avoid some spoilers.
On this occasion Iol, I completely missed book #8 which I will read

Wynthorpe Hall seems to be a place that collects people that have a past that they are wanting to keep hidden. Each one says they will be only staying temporarily but it never works out how they think it will.

On this occasion at Wynthorpe Hall Aid Worker Paige turns up at the hall without warning. She also happens to be the God daughter of the owners Angus and Catherine. She is tight-lipped as to why she has returned to the U.K. from Jordan.

She turns up in the nick of time as some of the team are away. And with Christmas looming they need all hands on deck. One of the jobs she takes on is volunteering which includes dropping off books, groceries etc for the vulnerable and those in need.

One day after getting lost she knocks on the door of a rather grumpy man as she asks for directions. She makes it her business to go back to see how she can help him. She also knocks into Brodie a rather offish Mr Darcy type character. She becomes drawn to him despite how infuriating he is.

We see Paige’s journey with these two characters, they each have secrets, will they find any common ground? There are the usual assumptions, the magic of Wynthorpe Hall with Angus the larger than life character always up to something. There is fun, laughter and wonderful surprises right at the end.

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