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    The Christmas Card
    The Christmas Card
    The Christmas Card
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Christmas Card

    Written by Dilly Court

    Narrated by Annie Aldington

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The perfect heartwarming romance for Christmas, rich in historical detail.

    She turned the picture of the Christmas card over with her frozen hands, a pretty picture of a family gathering at Yuletide. How different from her own life; stiff with cold on the icy cobbles, aching for shelter . . .

    When her father dies leaving Alice and her ailing mother with only his debts, the two grieving women are forced to rely on the begrudging charity of cruel Aunt Jane. Determined to rid herself of an expensive responsibility, Jane tries forcing Alice into a monstrous marriage. And when Alice refuses, she is sent to work in a grand house to earn her keep.

    Finding herself in sole charge of the untameable and spoilt young miss of the house, Alice’s only ally is handsome Uncle Rory, who discovers that Alice has talents beyond those of a mere servant. But when someone sets out to destroy her reputation, Alice can only pray for a little of that Christmas spirit to save her from ruin . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateNov 3, 2016
    ISBN9780008137403
    The Christmas Card
    Author

    Dilly Court

    Dilly Court is a Sunday Times bestselling author of over forty novels. She grew up in North-East London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. She is married with two grown-up children, four grandchildren, and three beautiful great-grandchildren. Dilly now lives in Dorset on the beautiful Jurassic Coast with her husband. To find out more about Dilly, please visit her website and her Facebook page: www.dillycourt.comwww.facebook.com/DillyCourtAuthor

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    • 5/5
      This was such a wonderful story. It flowed continuously right to the end. She is a very good writer! I hope there will be more with audio. The narrator made the story come alive with her glorious British accent. I highly recommend this book. Even though it is titled The Christmas Card it could be listened too at any time of year.
    • 5/5
      Kept your attention from start to finish, brilliant! I enjoyed it immensely.