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Keeping a Christmas Promise
- Narrated by: Anna Acton
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
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One Icelandic holiday. One snowstorm. The adventure of a lifetime.
Freya has one wish this Christmas...to visit Iceland and track down the illusive Northern Lights in memory of her beloved friend. Nothing—not even a snowstorm—is going to stop her.
But when an avalanche leaves her stranded in a remote village with no way to contact the outside world, handsome and enigmatic Petur comes to her rescue, giving her a place to stay in his farmhouse. In this harsh yet beautiful landscape, Petur and his community must come together in order to survive.
Stepping up to help Petur with the Christmas celebrations, chef Freya is determined to make this most of her time here, cooking delicious fresh food and delivering it to the friendly locals. But as her feelings for Petur and love for the village begin to grow, she is about to discover that the greatest adventures are the ones you don't expect....
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- Trisha
- 08-12-22
Pleasant to listen to.
As a Christmas story and light relief this was fine. Good narration and something to listen to in the build up to Christmas. Not my usual taste but enjoyable.
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- Jan
- 31-01-24
Searching for the Northern Lights.
A travel log, a wonderful story, great characters and learning about new foods. What more could you ask of a book. I recommend this book without any hesitation. A good way to pass a grey miserable January.
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- Jaye22
- 10-12-22
*Love, Loss & Dreams*
**4.5 Stars**
Freya and her 3 friends decide to make a bucket list which started 25 years ago. One of the friends really wants to see the Northern Lights. They are young and full of dreams.
25 years later they are finally going to Iceland and one friend is now a memory so this trip is fulfil her dream. It was supposed to be the ideal trip as they start the journey to see the lights and someone rear ends them due to the falling snow and visibility. They have never seen snow like it as they end up stranded due to an avalanche. Freya runs into the nearest dwelling and meets Pétur who comes to their aid.
They are now stuck and it becomes an education and a learning curve when they reluctantly have no choice but to get on with things as Pétur shows them how the community mucks in to make sure everyone is provided for especially the elderly.
It really is impressive and Jo Thomas paints a beautiful picture in your head regarding the background and scenery. I kept thanking my lucky stars that I had warmth and food. Touches like the sow falling on Freya’s lashes sound beautiful.
The villagers were resourceful and the different flavours reignites the whole reason why Freya who is a chef cooking someone else’s food to their tastes wanted to cook in the first place. She wants to cook her own recipes….
This trip also brings up old resentments between the friends and it also a humbling experience for them all as they look at how the Icelandic people survive with very little and how much material things really matter.
This trip turns out to be memorable as they all reassess their lives. One person outside the friends has an agenda what affect will it have on the community…. Will they ever see the Northern Lights….. such a wonderful tale.
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- dk.bookworm
- 15-12-22
A lovely story
Once again Jo has me wanting to travel , this time to Iceland.
A lovely story with a seasonal touch.
Really great narration.
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- Linda
- 21-11-23
Quite repetitive
I didn't really love any of the characters in this book, it was hard to care about any of them which made it hard to keep listening
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