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  • Wish Upon a Star

  • By: Trisha Ashley
  • Narrated by: Julia Barrie
  • Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (163 ratings)
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Wish Upon a Star

By: Trisha Ashley
Narrated by: Julia Barrie
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Summary

A wonderful warm festive treat from Sunday Times bestseller Trisha Ashley.

The perfect gift isn't always under the tree...

Single mum Cally's life is all about her little girl Stella. She's resigned to the fact that the only romance she's going to get is from the rom-coms she watches, and with her busy job and her daughter, she doesn't have time to even think about love.

But life gets very tough when Stella gets sick. Balancing her job as a recipe writer and looking after Stella is all consuming, so when Cally meets handsome baker Jago the last thing she wants to do is fall in love, especially when she's been badly burned by a Prince Charming from her past.

Can laid-back, charming Jago unlock Cally's frozen heart and help her find true love and magic under the mistletoe?

Come home for Christmas with this gorgeous festive treat, perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell.

©2013 Trisha Ashley (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"A warm-hearted and comforting read. Trisha at her best" (Carole Matthews)
"Full of down-to-earth humour." (Sophie Kinsella)
"One of the best writers around!" (Katie Fforde)

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A Delicious Treat

Would you listen to Wish Upon a Star again? Why?

Yes. Because it's heartwarming but it also feels true to life.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the honesty of all the characters. None of them seemed to be stereotypical.

What does Julia Barrie bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

She brings the characters to life in a lovely, soft non intrusive way.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A book that could rise to any occasion.

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good story ideal for relaxing and helping me sleep

Tjis was a simple but good story ideal for relaxing and helping me sleep, thsnks

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A relaxing, pleasant listen.

Fairly predictable, but in a comfortable, not irritating way.
Very well read. Although male characters read by female readers always tend to sound a bit odd (as is often the case vice versa).

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Lovely story and well told

Proper Tricia Ashley style book and loved that it actually links to the last one I read :)

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A lovely heart warming tale

heartwarming and fun Trisha Ashley at her best. The character that makes this story is Stella she's adorable and the narrator really does her justice. I would recommend reading Chocolate wishes and Chocolate shoes and wedding blues first however as this story has characters from both of those books and follows after those stories. As with all Trisha Ashley books I find the story slow to start but after a few chapters it takes off and I'm hooked. I finished this audio book within 3 days.

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Comforting as a slice of cake...

You know it's definitely a good book if it's one you actually take the time to listen to again and so I've listened to it twice now, left it a couple of years in between and then it was lovely to meet the characters all over again and to discover bits of the story I had forgotten, these were nice surprises to come across. Trisha Ashley knows how to tell a good story and the narrator does fine. With all the many references to cake, recipes and baking in this book I can't resist saying that Wish Upon a Star is truly as comforting as a slice of cake. Suitable as a festive listen but works well at any other time too.

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Family

It was such a wholesome story. A story of family,community and cake. What ever could be better! Well written and well read. Excellent!

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Enjoyable heartwarming story

Lovely story full of lively characters and a wonderful sense of community throughout.
I found the narration a little tedious, dragging out of words, slow speech and shocking French pronunciation!

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Lovely heart warming story just right for this time of year!

Really enjoyed it, always opt for a Trisha Ashley story this time year as it’s lovely, calming escapism for a stressful time and busy time of year and it was just what was needed!

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Comforting

Love to hear a story read to me and this one reminds of that when I was a child. Doesn’t take a lot of concentration and sometimes that’s exactly what we need to just relax and feel good.

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