Today’s team review is from Jenny, she blog here http://jennyworstall.wordpress.com
Jenny has been reading Silent Night by Wendy Clarke
My review:
I have long been an admirer of Wendy Clarke’s short stories; she writes with great delicacy about the deep emotional truths found at the heart of seemingly everyday lives.
Christmas is a time of heightened emotion and this collection explores themes of loneliness, loss and love, all with the constant thread of the real meaning of Christmas running through.
In ‘Finding Santa’ we sympathise with a family stranded at Gatwick Airport as the festive season starts and in ‘All I Want for Christmas’ we feel for the new step-father desperately searching the shops for the elusive must-have-toy late on Christmas Eve.
The most original story of the collection in my opinion is ‘Silent Night’, but my favourite is ‘Christmas Strike’, for its humour and for the tenderness of…
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This sounds like a perfect addition for Christmas reading, Michelle, and I love reading inspirational and heart-tugging Christmas books each year when the holiday season begins. Thanks for sharing with us. Sending love and hugs. xo
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Adding this one to my TBR! 🙂 xo
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I hope you enjoy it!
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I hope you enjoy it. It sounds like a book you want to curl up by the fire with the candles glowing and read.
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This book sounds like a delightful read for this time of year, Michelle.
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I am definitely in the mood for some Christmas-themed books now that Thanksgiving is over!
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My first one this year is for my book club – Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas.
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Thank you so much for sharing this review of my Christmas collection 😀
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Truly my pleasure.
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Thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure!
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