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Escape for Christmas

By: Phillipa Ashley
Narrated by: Charlotte Hamblin
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Sophie used to adore everything about Christmas. Hot chocolate and velvet bows, mistletoe and mince pies.

Until the December her fiancé jilted her.

Since then, Sophie opened Sunnyside Hotel, a quaint guesthouse nestled deep in the Cumbrian countryside.

And, though it might be winter at Sunnyside, it’s never Christmas.

Marketing her hotel to those who wish to avoid the festivities, Sophie is busy preparing for a season full of joy and laughter, but without bells and whistles.

Yet, as she finds herself growing closer to her gorgeous neighbour, Brody, her heart begins to melt.

Will this Christmas bring the touch of magic Sophie needs to give love another chance?

©2024 Phillipa Ashley (P)2024 Penguin Audio Contemporary Winter Christmas Heartfelt

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The excellent narration and lovely story
The characters are easy to like and become involved in their lives

Great characters

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Easy listen around Christmas theme. Dreadful regional accents especially the Scottish one! It absolutely grated on me.

An easy listen

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Once again, Phillipa delivers a heart-warming Christmas read with a twist, and set in the glorious Lake District. It helped that I was away on a short break whilst listening this year, and we were treated to snow in West Yorkshire which just added to the festive tone.
The story offers a different view of Christmas and I loved the focus on the lives of those involved alongside the main characters -and the reality of what Christmas can mean to different people for different reasons.
As always, the scene setting was expertly done; previous characters from the area in earlier books were dropped in at appropriate times, and the new main characters felt rounded, real and likeable. Including the animals! As always with Phillipa's books, there was a bit of education - despite having had a dog for 11 years (and dogs growing up), I had no idea that mistletoe was poisonous for them!
The only slight issue was the curious accent of the Italian guy from the narrator who seemed to wander between italian and perfect English!

A lovely way to kick start my Christmas spirt.

Lovely Christmas escapism with a dash of reality

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Absolutely beautiful story enjoyed every moment, I will definitely be listening to more from this author

Warm and cosy

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I struggled to get into this but carried on listening
I have previously had other books from the author and really enjoyed them.
I found this really predictable which was annoying.
The narrator struggled with the accents especially when it came to the Italian guest and this was really off putting.

Easy listen

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