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A Christmas Cracker
- Narrated by: Julia Barrie, Scot Williams
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
Get into the festive spirit with this heartwarming, funny and simply gorgeous Christmas read. The eagerly awaited new novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author. This Christmas is about to go off with a bang!
Things can't possibly get worse for Tabby. Framed for a crime she didn't commit, she suddenly finds herself without a job. Then, to make matters worse, Tabby's boyfriend dumps her and gives her cat away to a shelter. But rescue comes in the form of kindly Mercy.
A master of saving waifs and strays, Mercy wants Tabby to breathe new flair into her ailing cracker business. Together they'll save Marwood's magical Christmas crackers. But someone has other ideas. Mercy's nephew, Randal, thinks Tabby's a fraudster.
Stubborn, difficult and very attractive, her future depends upon winning him round. But it's that time of the year when miracles really can happen. Standing under the mistletoe, Tabby's Christmas is set to be one that she will never forget....
Critic reviews
"Full of down-to-earth humour." (Sophie Kinsella)
"A warm-hearted and comforting read. Trisha at her best." (Carole Matthews)
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- Heather Trow
- 15-12-20
Charming, Wholesome, and So Incredibly British
A Christmas Cracker is sort of a second chance story. It follows Tabitha who is imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit and loses everything as a consequence: her home, her fiancé, and even her cat! But along comes an adorable old lady who gives her a second chance by welcoming her into her home, family, and failing business when she gets out of prison. Tabby is tasked with helping to turnaround the family business which is a Christmas cracker factory - adorable!
The romance isn't prominent and slips in nicely with the rest of the story. Sort of a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers type of situation. I adored Tabby's sarcastic dialogue and Randall's witchy references. The whole book is actually full of quirky characters and even some repeating characters if you've read any of the author's books.
This would have been a full 5 stars, but the last two chapters took the sparkle off with a too HEA ending. The story didn't really focus enough on the romance so ending it on the kiss scene would have been a perfect conclusion rather than the whole HEA package. So... 4.5 stars, but rounding up to 5 because I did really enjoy everything else in this story. I always do enjoy Trisha Ashley's Christmas stories. They're so wholesome and so British!
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- Seagull
- 08-01-16
Feel-good & entertaining
Once you get past the beginning, and the heroine's initial monumental misjudgement, this turns into an excellent and engrossing story. I wasn't entirely keen on the narrator's voice, but I guess that's just a subjective thing. It certainly wasn't enough to spoil my enjoyment of this definitely feel-good book.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Moi
- 16-06-17
Cracking read
Great read, comforting and satisfactorily covulated story twists, love the chapter beginnings and such a different backdrop
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Moiragail
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- Anonymous User
- 06-01-24
a cracker of a story.
nice easy Christmas read. Lots of different characters and a Happy ending. Well,,, for some.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 14-01-24
It's Trisha Ashley, what's not to adore.
Trisha Ashley is one of my most favourite authors. Nothing ever really bad happens in a Trisha Ashley novel, and she is a go-to comfort read for me, especially at this time of year in the winter months.
This particular offering is about a Christmas Cracker Factory owned by a Quaker who employ a small workforce with a difference. However, the business has fallen on hard times. Can the newst recruit turn things round??
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Kathy
- 21-12-20
Okay story
The story was ok, if predictable. There are interesting bits hidden inside, such as learning a little more about the Quaker movement. Not in a desperate hurry to read more by this author but sometimes reads like this are just what the doctor ordered. However would avoid both of these narrators as they were awful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- The Artful Dodger
- 01-11-17
Not a big fan
The four most annoying things about this book:
1. The jokes at the start of every chapter
2. The bloody cat
3. The narrator trying to sound like a cat
4. The fat brachycephalic freak of nature pug
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- Frankie
- 09-04-19
Like a warm mug of cocoa
Lovely story with very real and (mostly) endearing characters, even the animals. The narrator is perfect for this sort of story, although she does fall down a bit on the male voices, making all the male characters sound slow and growling. This didn't spoil the performance much though, and I found this book delightful. I was sorry to finish it.
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- heather crispin
- 30-07-19
charming book
Loved the book had not realised it was connected to 12 days of Christmas. loved how it was linked in. will read a second time
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- J O’Connor
- 11-01-21
Predictable and light hearted
Light hearted Christmas story, pleasant to listen to especially around Christmas time, storyline is predictable.
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