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A Snow Garden and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Paul Venables, Rachel Joyce
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
Seven stories to span the Christmas holidays:
'A Faraway Smell of Lemon': The school term has ended. It is almost Christmas, but Binny, out last-minute shopping, couldn't feel less like wishing glad tidings to all men. Ducking out of the rain, she finds herself in the sort of shop she would never normally visit.
'The Marriage Manual': Christmas Eve. Two parents endeavour to construct their son's Christmas present from a DIY kit and in the process find themselves deconstructing their marriage.
'Christmas Day at the Airport': A glitch in the system, travellers stranded and all sorts of lives colliding in the face of a sudden birth....
'The Boxing Day Ball': Maureen has never been out with the local girls before. Who knew that a disco in the village hall could be life changing?
'A Snow Garden': Two little boys, dumped with their divorced father for his share of the Christmas holidays and none of them with a clue how to enjoy it.
'I'll Be Home for Christmas': The most famous boy in the world comes home hoping to escape the madness with a normal family Christmas.
'Trees': As if Christmas wasn't wearing enough, now his elderly parent is asking for a hole in the ground.... Father and son break old habits and plant a tree to mark the start of the new year.
Seven stories as funny, joyous, poignant and memorable as Christmas should be.
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- Mrs. L. J. Moore
- 15-01-24
perfect
lovely short stories to warm your heart around Xmas time - excellent narration from all too!
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- Bethan M
- 02-02-23
Real life people and their stories
Short stories that share real life experiences, good and bad from ordinary, every day people
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- jaxbee
- 10-12-22
Poignant, clever, a lesson in great story telling
This is simply a collection of great stories, expertly crafted, beautifully written. We see six snapshots of contemporary lives, the troubles and sadnesses but also the hope and simple joy that can come from, well, waking up and smelling the coffee. The characters are credible, both vulnerable and engaging and all work together to create life affirming tales. A light, but fulfilling read. Thoroughly recommend.
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- Shoeless
- 11-01-16
Great Seasonal Read
Fabulous, clever stories. Sometimes sad and moving, sometimes funny. I love the references of characters crossing the stories.
I chose this for its seasonal theme but am now going to explore this author's other works.
Super narration. Lovely.
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- twoesses
- 01-02-24
Great to find ‘old friends’
Really enjoyed glimpsing into the everyday lives of many characters that have featured in Rachel’s novels before. Rachel’s writing style is easy to read without being shallow. The narration is very good. Often I find narrators too irritating to listen to; but not here.
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- nixiethepixie
- 28-08-21
A woven tapestry of stories
A brilliantly written of artistically interwoven narratives, with poetic and vivid images. I loved this book!
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- barbara
- 01-04-18
Stories fo Christmas
I’ve never listened to short stories before but I loved each one of these. They were all so meaningful and were just the kind of story to listen to for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The narrators were excellent.Thank you Rachel Joyce for writing them!
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- Mrs Cole
- 05-12-23
Not great
I thought these festive stories were going to be so much better than they are. I am happy that i only paid £2.99 in the sale. The narrators were good but i am left feeling flat. So 2 stars only
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- mollyeyre
- 05-12-19
SO, SO disappointing!
I am such a fan of Rachel Joyce, having read Harold Fry, Queenie Hennessy and the Music Shop, I found these really delightful and loved the characters.
This book of short stories is absolutely awful, mainly centred on mean and nasty characters, so much so that I really don't care what happens to any of them!
The boys visiting their father for Christmas are plain nasty and rude to the man who is trying to give them a happy time! The mother waiting for a visit from her famous son is enough to make the reader scream! She is only concerned about 'what about ME'
I cannot understand the reviews with their praise!
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- Deep purple
- 07-12-23
Slightly woke
Not for me, some of the stories were quite good, but overall, a bit boring, glad when I got to the end.
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