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  • An Island Christmas

  • By: Jenny Colgan
  • Narrated by: Sarah Barron
  • Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (200 ratings)

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An Island Christmas

By: Jenny Colgan
Narrated by: Sarah Barron
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Summary

'Nobody does get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday Express
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Christmas on the remote Scottish island of Mure is bleak, stark - and incredibly beautiful.

'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes
'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes
'A cracker - the must-read this festive season' Sun
'Irresistible' Jill Mansell
'Just lovely' Katie Fforde
'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell
'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle

It's a time for hunkering down, getting cosy in front of whisky barrel wood fires, and enjoying a dram with the people you love - unless, of course, you're accidentally pregnant to your ex-boss, and don't know how to tell him. In what should be the season of peace and goodwill on earth, will Joel think Flora is a bearer of glad tidings?

Meanwhile Saif, the doctor and refugee from war-torn Syria is trying to enjoy his first western Christmas with his sons - but without his missing wife. Can the little family possibly find comfort and joy?

Travel to the beautiful northern edge of the world and join the welcoming community of Mure for an unforgettable Christmas.

©2018 Jenny Colgan (P)2018 Hachette Audio UK
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So sad!!!

This story is beautifully written, dramatic, gripping and atmospheric. It is however, terribly, terribly sad. Do not expect cheerful Christmas chick lit with this book because it is wonderful but in a very different way. I found myself unable to stop listening, especially towards the end and crying through most of it. Most Christmas books at this time of year are cheerful and full of seasonal optimism - be warned - this is a very different kettle of fish. Wonderful, well written and well narrated.....
Well done Miss Colgan!

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great Christmas story

great Christmas story makes you feel warm and happy
would recommend to everyone as it is fab

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Island Christmas

Loved it, I hope there is going to be sequel, somethings were left hanging. Does this place exist

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Great Story but the little girls voice............

I Loved this book however the little girls voice was driving be around the bend. It was the only thing that spoiled the book. Otherwise a great book to listen too.

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Very very good!

I have enjoyed this series a lot, and this is, for me at least, the best so far.

The writer manages to convey the magic and mystery of the Northern Isles with the grittiness and hardships of living there. She also doesn’t shy away from various harsh conditions and situations from around the world from which Mure isn’t immune, despite its isolated location.

This is a bit syrupy in places, and probably has an unrealistically happy and satisfying ending, but it is not standard chic lit by any means, and leaves certain storylines open and unresolved as they would be in real life, of course.

I loved it: the characters are warm, believable and real, and the narration is wonderful, absolutely perfect. I can’t wait to go back to Mure.

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Love the story of Flora and Lorna and the others

I love the Mure stories of Flora, Lorna, and the other families on the Island.

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A lovely treat for my time off

it was mid summer when I tucked into this and a lovely treat during my time off. Especially since during 2 of the days we had gale force winds outside which kind of represented the weather on the wee Island of Mure and so it seemed like I was in the story. The narrator was easy on the ear and the story line flowed along nicely. I'll miss the characters now the book has finished.

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Another Amazing Listen

I love this series of these books. I listened to this in 1 days couldn’t turn it off. I highly recommend listening to them. Just a lovely book.

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A Christmas treat.

Cosy and comforting, like a glass of single malt by the fire on a snowy night.

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Accent

Terrible accents the 'scottish' and kids accent made me what to turn it off, but the storey was lovely

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