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Tinsel

The Girls Who Invented Christmas

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Tinsel

By: Sibéal Pounder
Narrated by: Imogen Wilde
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About this listen

Bloomsbury presents Tinsel by Sibéal Pounder, read by Imogen Wilde.
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DON’T MISS! An extra jolly bonus story inside!
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"I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie!" – Emma Carroll

"Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship" – Hilary McKay

"Joyful and hilarious. I loved every moment of it" – Stephanie Burgis
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What if somewhere along the way we've all got the Santa story a bit wrong...? Join Blanche Claus as she aims to deliver a Christmas gift to every child on Earth. With help from her best friend Rinki and an aspiring chef called Santa, it's a funny festive sleigh ride you'll never forget!

From Sibéal Pounder, bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series, this tale of friendship and mince-pie feasts is the perfect book to curl up with this winter. Funny, feminist and with a huge heart, it's a gloriously Christmassy adventure that will delight even the biggest Grinch.

©2020 Sibéal Pounder (P)2020 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Enjoyed this story so much! Lovely and Christmassy. One for girls, never read a story from this angle before :-)

Amazing from start to finish

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It is a really really interesting book and I totally would recommend read or listen

Excellent

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My two daughters aged eight and five loved this story! They couldn't stop listening and were gripped! I can highly recommend.

A wonderful alternative Christmas story

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