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Mrs Clutterbuck's Christmas Emporium by Nicola May #Review #Giveaway

We have a lovely festive read lined up here today, by Nicola May . As an added extra, there is a great giveaway . Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post. When Mabel Clutterbuck opens a Christmas shop in sleepy Merrycombe Bay, she has no idea how much her little emporium is about to change the hearts and minds of the people who live there. Mabel Clutterbuck reluctantly returns to the seaside town she grew up in to be closer to her ailing mother. However, the old woman’s fading memories keep confusing Mabel with her sister Clara - the sister who sacrificed everything to care for their mother before recently disappearing without trace.   Determined to breathe new life into the old shop Clara used for her crafting endeavours, Mabel transforms it into Mrs Clutterbuck's Christmas Emporium, a magical haven filled with vintage decorations, festive treasures, and a little bit of wonder.   The true magic, however, lies in Mabel's Lucky Dip Gift Boxes. Carefully chosen for ...
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Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea by Cressida McLaughlin #ReviewTheCornishCreamTeaSeriesBook5

 

Today I am delighted to feature the latest novel by Cressida McLaughlin, Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea. It was published byHarper Collins on November 25th. It is the fifth in her Cornish Cream Tea Series. 

 
All Meredith Verren has ever wanted is to escape the holiday season without having to wear a Christmas jumper. Her new job at the cosy gift shop in a picturesque Cornish tourist spot is making it impossible for her to maintain her scrooge-like manner.

With their seasonal hampers on everyone’s wish list, Meredith must
paste on a smile and fake some holiday cheer. Then she meets handsome new arrival, Finn, who wishes it could be Christmas every day and wants her to feel the same way too.

 Can she embrace the holly and the ivy before the decorations are packed away for another year?

My Thoughts

 I have loved this series and this fifth in the series is well up to standard. In this one, you move a little further away from Porthgolow, to the nearby Port Karadow and the stunning Charmed Cove. We concentrate on Meredith's story and the gorgeous Finn who she meets. I loved both of those characters, so I am really hoping that we meet up with them again in Book 6. This felt like perfect festive reading. Despite the fact that Meredith hates Christmas and everything associated with it, you still get a sense of the season and the beautiful Cornish setting which I am sure is sparkling away. 

   You do get to meet up again with Charlie and her Cornish Cream Tea Bus but there are lots of interesting characters who appear during the story. Crumble, Meredith's puppy, is delightful and adds a real homey feel to the story. Both Meredith and Finn have something to offer the other and, in some ways, seem to mature a little as the book develops. This is a warm, entertaining read which captures the season and leaves you wanting more.

In short: Can Meredith discover festive joy?

About the Author


Cressy was born in South East London surrounded by books and with a cat named after Lawrence of Arabia. She studied English at the University of East Anglia and now lives in Norwich with her husband David.

When she isn’t writing, Cressy spends her spare time reading, returning to London or exploring the beautiful Norfolk coastline.

You can follow Cressida here: Twitter |  Website   |  Instagram                                                            |  Facebook 

Book link: Amazon UK

Thanks to Cressida McLaughlin, Harper Collins and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.  

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