I'm delighted to be back on the blog tour for Sylvia Ashby's Prosecco Christmas with a review and a Giveaway. Details on how to win an e-copy of the book are at the foot of this post.
Just to remind you about the story:
Family is where life begins.
And what better time to spend with your family than
Christmas week?
Ashley and Giacomo go to Upper Swainswick, a postcard
village ten minutes’ drive from Bath, to stay with Ashley’s mum and stepdad.
It’s their last visit before the arrival of their first child.
But babies have a habit of being unpredictable.
So when Ashley goes into labour on Christmas Eve, three
weeks ahead of schedule, it takes everyone by surprise.
She’s not ready! Her perfect Birth Plan is packed away in
her hospital bag two hundred miles away, she has no going home outfit, and she
has a live event planned for New Year’s Eve for her YouTube channel, The
Sinking Chef. People have been signing up for it for weeks. She can’t possibly
disappoint them on the last day of the year. What is she to do?
The tinsel gets even more tangled when Giacomo’s parents
decide to fly from Italy to meet their first grandchild. Hotels are fully
booked, so everyone has to stay under the same roof.
Would eleven people in the house, not counting the baby,
turn out to be simply too much for Ashley?
My Thoughts
Prosecco Christmas picks up from The Sinking Chef and reunites us with Ashley and Giacomo once more. We get to meet both their families over Christmastime and there is quite a cast of characters to become acquainted with. When the baby decides to put in an appearance early on Christmas Eve, all Ashley's insecurities as a new Mum swirl around and make her realise just how important family is. There is lots of humour in how all her family rub along, all together over the festive period.
Dotted throughout the story are some great recipes and tempting cocktails. It really feels like a celebration as you read along. All the ingredients of the Pot Love series are there: hilarious characters, romance, food, recipes, a wry look at social media and family relationships. I'm sure there is more to tell about them all- here's hoping Sylvia thinks so too!
In short: a glorious maelstrom of food, babies and family
About the Author
Sylvia Ashby is fond of the written word: books, blog posts,
recipes, even an explanation to the HM
Revenue & Customs as to why she
thinks skirts should be exempt from VAT - she's written it all!
She likes travelling and has lived all over Europe - London,
Brussels, Amsterdam and Sofia, Bulgaria. Currently, she lives in Leuven,
Belgium with her husband, daughter, son and a sparrow called Jack, who comes
occasionally to peck the seeds she leaves for him on top of the garden shed.
You can read my interview with Sylvia here.
You can download Sylvia's cookbook for free from her website here: Cookbook
Thanks to Sylvia and Jenny of Neverland Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
Giveaway (International)
To win an e-copy of Prosecco Christmas follow the link below! (3 winners, international)
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