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A Very British Christmas

By: Rhodri Marsden
Narrated by: Rhodri Marsden, Helen Keeley, Paul Tyreman
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Publisher's summary

A twelve-stage sleigh ride through the best, worst, strangest and funniest parts of Christmas.

With cultural icons saluted, national habits dissected and personal reminiscences from those who’ve eaten all the mince pies and lived to tell the tale.

The essential Christmas stocking filler for anyone who’s ever spent their christmas on a deflating air bed in their parents’ spare room, wedged up against the washing machine come Christmas Eve and wondering why this Christmas, just like every year, doesn’t look like the ones on the telly.

©2017 Rhodri Marsden (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

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"Funny, touching and ludicrously British." (India Knight)

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Great Christmas Fun

This was extremely entertaining and very insightful about how the UK celebrates Christmas. Showing that everything isn't perfect from on family to the next.

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Depressing

Bought it thinking it would be a classic book of stories to uplift the spirit. Instead, it is a compilation of depressing stories . Couldn’t even finish this piece of trash

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I really need Christmas in July right now.

I usually wait for November 1st to start listening to this during what I consider The Holiday Season (Nov 1 - Jan 8), but this American needs this now.

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A Very British Christmas

I loved this book.I am not British,but I could relate to so much that was said. A fun read!

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