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The Great Christmas Knit Off

By: Alexandra Brown
Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
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About this listen

Can wacky Christmas jumpers really mend a broken heart? For fans of Jenny Colgan and anyone looking to replace their #GBBO fix.

Heartbroken after being jilted at the altar, Sybil has been saved from despair by her knitting obsession and now her home is filled to bursting with tea cosies, bobble hats, and jumpers. But, after discovering that she may have perpetrated the cock-up of the century at work, Sybil decides to make a hasty exit and, just weeks before Christmas, runs away to the picturesque village of Tindledale.

There, Sybil discovers Hettie’s House of Haberdashery, an emporium dedicated to the world of knitting and needle craft. But Hettie, the outspoken octogenarian owner, is struggling and now the shop is due for closure. And when Hettie decides that Sybil’s wonderfully wacky Christmas jumpers are just the thing to add a bit of excitement to her window display, something miraculous starts to happen…

©2014 Alexandra Brown (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Small Town & Rural Comedy Celebration Heartfelt Winter Christmas Feel-Good
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Critic reviews

Praise for Alexandra Brown:‘Adorable, comical and magical, this is a festive delight' (Closer)
We love it!' (Now)
Defies the chick lit cliché' (Heat)

‘I loved Cupcakes At Carrington's, a warm, witty, loveable read with plenty of sparkle and charm' (Rowan Coleman)

'A sparkling debut…funny, romantic and utterly charming. Devour in one sitting like a delicious, indulgent cupcake then go back and start again' (Sasha Wagstaff)

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A feel good story for knitting fans!

It was a little slow to get going but was a really feel good warm fuzzy story overall. Perfect for easy listening and not just for Christmas.

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chick lit heaven

A thoroughly good story well narrated - just whar you need to get you in the mood for cheistmas.

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loved every minute

great story and characters and my favourite narrator. couldn't put it down. loved this audio book

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I absolutely adored this book.

An absolutely adorable Christmas tale especially enchanting for those crafters amongst us . Quintessentially English with a multicultural twist.

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Aww such a lovely listen!

I love a good Christmas book, after seeing the reviews I knew this was going to win my heart!

As soon as I started I couldn’t stop listening, the narrator was PERFECT for the story. So heart warming, you can predict the ending but it makes it more special that it does happen. I hope we hear more from sibs & Hetty! I’d love a second book on the success of the store x

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A warm and witty festive treat!

Absolutely love Alex’s style of writing, I couldn’t put this book down. A fun, festive delight to cosy up with and such wonderfully thought out characters you can’t help but love. Can’t wait to get started on another Of Alex’s book straight away!!

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Warm and cozy

What made the experience of listening to The Great Christmas Knit Off the most enjoyable?

A lovely setting, likeable characters and a feel good story. The gentle hint of romance was just perfect to top it off.

What other book might you compare The Great Christmas Knit Off to, and why?

I've never read one quite like this.

Have you listened to any of Gabrielle Glaister’s other performances? How does this one compare?

This was my first but I'll look for more now.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

A bit of both - you get so attached to the characters

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Loving this book, quiet time, cuppa and this book

I am enjoying this book so much I am going to research for more by the same author.

I was just shopping for something different to my usual and happened across this - so glad I found it.

Give it a try

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Absolutely loved this book!

What an absolutely fabulous book, I have to say in my top 10 of all time.

The characters are delightful (well nearly all) and were brought to life so clearly by the author.

The narrator gets top marks too

And for a knitter such as I, it was incredible to have a book and storyline weaving this into it.

Now I have to download her second book (and I do hope there's another on the way!)

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quite good

On the whole it's quite good, but there are moments when places & people change from one sentence to the next, so a bit jumbled

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