The Xmas Factor

by Annie Sanders | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0752873407 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingPlum-crazywing of Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 8/3/2010
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Journal Entry 1 by wingPlum-crazywing from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, July 17, 2011
Meet two women with two totally different approaches to the festive season.

It's only September but with Christmas cards in the shops already, Beth has performance anxiety. Not surprising when she works full time but has agreed to lay on the annual Christmas Eve bash in their quaint village – the piece de resistance of her new husband's late wife – not to mention having to host Christmas for his difficult offspring. To Beth, the Christmas lights are looking more like the headlamps of an oncoming train.

At the ailing lifestyle magazine Carol edits, they were dealing with Christmas back in July. She's also tied up trying to find a scoop to save her job so she can be excused from failing to notice the impending festive rush. Panicked and wracked with guilt, she determines to make it a picture perfect time for her little boy and, opting for convenience, books a lovely–sounding cottage in a quaint village...

Even the best laid plans have a habit of unravelling – and no plan at all is a recipe for disaster – especially when their two Christmasses collide. Or does it have the makings of the best Christmas ever?




Journal Entry 2 by wingPlum-crazywing at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, July 17, 2011
Picked this up in a charity shop yesterday to release on as part of "The Christmas in July" Challenge...anyhow as it's been a wet & windy day here on my hols in Scotland (very much like December!)I've spent a very pleasant morning tucked up reading this.

While the plot's nothing new (eg: Beth's character is a second wife trying to compete against the ghost of a saint & of course, there's friction between herself & her spoilt stepdaughter) it's still an entertaining fun feel-good read - just get settled in a comfy chair & enjoy ;o)

Read as part of the 2011 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE (#90)

Released 12 yrs ago (7/28/2011 UTC) at Forget-Me-Not Trust Charity Shop in Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Released as part of the 2011 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE &
the CHRISTMAS IN JULY Challenge (#19)



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Journal Entry 4 by KawasakiBabe at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, August 1, 2011
Woo Hoo! I love Christmas in July! Especially when it involves tracking down books and paying just £1!
Thanks Plum_crazy. x
Read, review, release to follow.

Journal Entry 5 by KawasakiBabe at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (5/16/2012 UTC) at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom

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I've looked and looked at this book on my "to be read" pile: never got around to it, sorry Plum-crazy, so moving on to somebody who really fancies reading it!


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