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Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop

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Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop

By: Lesley Eames
Narrated by: Polly Edsell
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Alice, Kate and Naomi want to keep the magic of Christmas alive in their village of Churchwood but a thief in the area and a new family that shuns the local community are only the first of the problems they face.

Naomi is fighting to free herself from Alexander Harrington - the man who married her for her money then kept a secret family behind her back. It could be the start of a whole new life for her, but after years of Alexander controlling - and draining - her finances, two questions remain to be answered: how much of her money is left, and will she be able to achieve the independence she craves?

Alice's dreams came true when she married sweetheart Daniel. Now he has returned to the war and Alice misses him terribly, but she is delighted to discover that she's carrying his child. Will she, Daniel and the baby make it through the war unscathed?

For Kate, life with her dysfunctional family on Brimbles Farm has never been easy but she now has Land Girls Pearl and Ruby to help, giving her more time for her friends. She's also in love with pilot Leo. But what sort of shadow will be cast over the lives of all at Brimbles Farm when her brother returns from the war with terrible injuries? And why has Leo stopped writing?

As ever, the Wartime Bookshop is a source of community and comfort. But disaster is about to strike...

Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop is the third novel in the uplifting Wartime Bookshop series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest.

**Real readers are LOVING The Wartime Bookshop series**

'Oh I loved this book... please carry on the good writing'

'Wow what a brilliant start to a new series'

'Outstandingly fabulous, warm and inviting... so glad there is going to be a follow-on'

©2023 Lesley Eames (P)2023 Penguin Audio

20th Century Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Holidays Romance Fiction Feel-Good Winter Christmas War

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Critic reviews

Praise for the Wartime Bookshop series
A cosy winter read if ever there was one... a refreshingly comforting book telling the story of a little village, with some wonderful character developments in the process
A delightful wartime saga about a young girl making a difference in her new village... Beautiful book and I loved it
If you enjoy wartime dramas such as Home Fires you'll love The Wartime Bookshop
Written by Lesley Eames, an author with romance at heart, The Wartime Bookshop is a wholesome novel questioning how friendship can be the answer. Snuggle up and experience her storytelling for yourself
A pleasure to read for anyone who enjoys a good wartime saga
A real cosy novel of women and friendship. I'm looking forward to seeing what this threesome gets up to next
Heartwarming... an uplifting tale with well-drawn characters
A delight from start to finish - the perfect comfort read!
I could spend hours in the company of Alice, Kate and Naomi who by the end felt like firm friends. The Wartime Bookshop is a must-read for all saga fans
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I loved the interaction between Naomi and Bert- made me laugh out aloud especially Naomi

An absorbing story

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The most enjoyable bits were the family at the farm I could picture them treating their sister as a maid and there were a lot of funny bits as well

Very enjoyable

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