Christmas in Cornwall, Marcia Willett
Christmas in Cornwall, Marcia Willett
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Christmas in Cornwall

Author: Marcia Willett

Narrator: Phyllida Nash

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/30/2012

Synopsis

As Christmas approaches, Clem and his five-year-old son, Jakey, move to be closer to Clem's mother, Dossie, in Cornwall. Clem realizes that he has to be strong to keep his family together. Forming a slightly unconventional family setup with Dossie, Jakey, and Clem are the jovial nuns of the local convent. But when an unexpected event threatens to destroy the nuns' way of life, will everyone still be together next Christmas? Beloved novelist Marcia Willett's gentle and compassionate holiday tale will touch the hearts of parents and grandparents everywhere.

About Marcia Willett

Marcia Willett’s early life was devoted to the ballet, but her dreams of becoming a ballerina ended when she grew out of the classical proportions then required. She had always loved books, and a family crisis made her take up a new career as a novelist—a decision she has never regretted. She lives in a beautiful, wild part of Devon with her husband, where she loves to be visited by her son and his young family.

About Phyllida Nash

Phyllida Nash has appeared in numerous sound productions, including over fifty plays for BBC Radio 4, as well as Book at Bedtime, two series of Up the Garden Path, and many classic serials. Her career spans stage, television, and radio, having played parts as diverse as Portia in Julius Caesar and Poppy Dicky in Rookery Nook. Phyllida also produced the book Unexplained Laughter as a play for BBC television, which starred Diana Rigg and Elaine Page.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gina on November 23, 2024

A solid Marcia Willett novel! I was a bit disappointed that most of the story does not take place during Christmas-time (it starts out with the day after Christmas and ends right before), but it was still an engaging story about family, love and change. I loved many of the characters (especially Jan......more

Goodreads review by Lori on December 27, 2019

Young Jakey reluctantly packs away "Auntie Gabriel" as the story begins. Several story lines begin to emerge. In one, Dossie's parents wish her to give up her food preparation business and resume operation of their family's bed-and-breakfast. In another the dwindling number of nuns must make a decis......more

Quotes

“The plot is simple…the characters are sincere. Like other books by Marcia Willet the story invites readers to settle in and sip the charm of a sweet holiday story.” Deseret News

“Willett deftly portrays all of the characters in this touching multigenerational story of love and family.” Library Journal

“A deeply meaningful story about the power of family and finding the strength to face the future.” Booklist

“A quiet, sweet, slow-building story of spirit, faith, family, and community and the love that binds them.” Kirkus Reviews

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