Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop, Lesley Eames
Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop, Lesley Eames
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Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop

Author: Lesley Eames

Narrator: Polly Edsell

Unabridged: 11 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2023


Synopsis

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Alice, Kate and Naomi want to keep the magic of Christmas alive in their village of Churchwood but a thief in the area and a new family that shuns the local community are only the first of the problems they face.

Naomi is fighting to free herself from Alexander Harrington - the man who married her for her money then kept a secret family behind her back. It could be the start of a whole new life for her, but after years of Alexander controlling - and draining - her finances, two questions remain to be answered: how much of her money is left, and will she be able to achieve the independence she craves?

Alice's dreams came true when she married sweetheart Daniel. Now he has returned to the war and Alice misses him terribly, but she is delighted to discover that she's carrying his child. Will she, Daniel and the baby make it through the war unscathed?

For Kate, life with her dysfunctional family on Brimbles Farm has never been easy but she now has Land Girls Pearl and Ruby to help, giving her more time for her friends. She's also in love with pilot Leo. But what sort of shadow will be cast over the lives of all at Brimbles Farm when her brother returns from the war with terrible injuries? And why has Leo stopped writing?

As ever, the Wartime Bookshop is a source of community and comfort. But disaster is about to strike...

Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop is the third novel in the uplifting Wartime Bookshop series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest.

**Real readers are LOVING The Wartime Bookshop series**

'Oh I loved this book... please carry on the good writing'

'Wow what a brilliant start to a new series'

'Outstandingly fabulous, warm and inviting... so glad there is going to be a follow-on'

©2023 Lesley Eames (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on September 17, 2023

Once again it was wonderful catching up the residents of Churchwood, they live in a small village in Hertfordshire and especially members of the busy bookshop. They use the church hall, here they have a cup of tea and a chat, exchange books, and mend and make over clothes. The four main members of t......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on July 16, 2023

Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames is a great historical fiction and is the third book in the WWII saga series: The Wartime Bookshop. I have loved this series from the beginning. Following along with the three main characters: Naomi, Kate, Alice, their associated circiles, and the comm......more

Goodreads review by Darlene on December 11, 2023

I listened to this as an audiobook. It's a good story about a village in wartime England and the people who run a volunteer bookstore. Each chapter is from the point of view of one of the main characters. This is the third book in the series but it is easy to follow even if you haven't read the othe......more

Goodreads review by Sue on October 11, 2023

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this brilliant book in the series it was so nice to able to catch up with all the characters in this book and none more so than these three Alice, Kate and Naomi each of them have challenges to face during this book and for each of......more

Goodreads review by Sonia on January 10, 2025

Lovely gentle read, loved the ending and now want to read the rest of the series......more


Quotes

Praise for the Wartime Bookshop series :-

A cosy winter read if ever there was one... a refreshingly comforting book telling the story of a little village, with some wonderful character developments in the process Anything Goes Lifestyle Magazine, Book of the Month

A delightful wartime saga about a young girl making a difference in her new village... Beautiful book and I loved it Rosie Clarke, author of the Mulberry Lane series

If you enjoy wartime dramas such as Home Fires you'll love The Wartime Bookshop Yours Magazine

Written by Lesley Eames, an author with romance at heart, The Wartime Bookshop is a wholesome novel questioning how friendship can be the answer. Snuggle up and experience her storytelling for yourself Chat Magazine, Book of the Month

A pleasure to read for anyone who enjoys a good wartime saga Lizzie Lane, author of The Tobacco Girls

A real cosy novel of women and friendship. I'm looking forward to seeing what this threesome gets up to next Bishop's Stortford Independent

Heartwarming... an uplifting tale with well-drawn characters Candis Magazine

A delight from start to finish - the perfect comfort read! Vicki Beeby, author of The Ops Room Girls series

I could spend hours in the company of Alice, Kate and Naomi who by the end felt like firm friends. The Wartime Bookshop is a must-read for all saga fans Fiona Ford, author of The Liberty Girls series