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The blurb:
A self-confessed Christmas queen,
Sue Montaigne prides herself on organising the annual nativity pageant in her
small Cornish village of Poldore.
But this year, what with having to
deal with the repairs on Castle House after it was wrecked by a terrible storm,
training a new – and frankly flighty – Virgin Mary and managing a Joseph who is
allergic to sheep, she is distinctly lacking a little bit of ‘me time’.
And then there are the auditions
for the new Santa. But nothing prepares her for the beautiful man who turns up,
a twinkle in his eye and a promise to make her Christmas dreams come true…
My Opinion:
Yay, we are back in
Poldore! One of the most festive and sweet places, especially around Christmas.
If you know Scarlett Bailey’s book, you know Alex, Ruan, Tamsyn and Jed and yes
we get to read about them again! Alex and Ruan had some happy news and I
couldn’t be more excited about that!
This story is about Sue
Montaigne, a 40 years old mum, who is organising Poledore’s Christmas pageant.
Her marriage is struggeling and she is very busy. She has to deal with all
these roles and who is going to be Santa?!
Somehow it didn’t click
with Sue, she’s nice, but I didn’t find a real connection to her.
The Secert Santa/Nick turns
up, leaving Sue all confused, but also helping her to see her Christmas dreams…
Nick added the right mystery to the story and I think it’s a wonderful way to
help Sue see the light.
Hollywood actor Blake is in
town over Christmas and he promises her his help with the Santa auditions. When
he doesn’t turn up Sue is a bit disappointed, but then he asks her out…
The spark between them was
obvious, so I was really curious, how it was going to develop. I liked Blake,
he had a quietness and calmness around him and his small sweet gestures were
perfect for the story.
A short little Christmas
story, in a beautiful setting and with wonderful characters. I loved catching
up with all of them and I really think Cordelia (Ruan’s and Tamsyn’s sister)
needs her own story now! Scarlett’s writing is beautiful!
Rating:
My possible cast:
Sue: Holly Marie Combs
Blake: Jude Law
Scarlett on Twitter: @ScarlettBailey
Lovely Review x
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