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The Sh!te Before Christmas

By: Serena Terry
Narrated by: Serena Terry
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About this listen

From Sunday Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation @MammyBanter

One month to go. One stressed mum. Can she pull off the perfect family Christmas?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

Like every mum, Tara wants a perfect Christmas for her family – but no-one else is lifting a finger and she’s losing her elf-ing mind.

From a vaping teen, explosive potty training and a disastrous Nativity, to a distracted husband acting very out of character, the final straw is Tara’s glamorous, feckless mother moving herself back in for the holidays.

Can Tara pull off the holly jolly Christmas of her dreams? Will she deck the halls and not her family? Or is this a Christmas catastrophe waiting to happen…

Hilarious, heartwarming and festive as f*ck – the new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Mammy Banter: The Secret Life of an Uncool Mum.

Mammy Banter was a Sunday Times #4 hardback fiction bestseller on 5 March 2022.

©2022 Serena Terry (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Literature & Fiction Small Town & Rural Funny Christmas Feel-Good Witty Tear-jerking Heartfelt Comedy Winter

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Didn't want it to end...loved every single minute! Serena is inspiring, keep them coming!

My new favourite 😍

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Loved listening to this - I laughed and cried but so many things I was nodding along to as it is sooo relatable.
Also loved the little thesaurus at the end explaining the irish words used lol

Bloody brilliant!

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Tara is amazing and loved hearing her story continued in this book. love it

love it

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This book has cheered me up during a difficult time, I also enjoy your videos

Fantastic read

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Loved this yet again. Was in tears listening to it sometimes. Would recommend to all.

Wonderful book

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