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The Christmas Postcards

By: Karen Swan
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Set in a snow-covered Cotswolds village, The Christmas Postcards is a cosy, escapist festive delight about distant connections from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Stolen Hours, Karen Swan.

The right words can change everything . . .

It had been a make-or-break winter holiday for their marriage, but Natasha and Rob’s rekindled romance is short-lived when their daughter’s beloved soft toy disappears on the journey home. As Natasha comforts her distraught child, she turns to social media for help. Miraculously, the toy is found, but it has become the lucky mascot of a man named Duffy, who is thousands of miles away trekking in Nepal.

When Duffy promises to keep Natasha updated with pictures, a correspondence begins that soon becomes more meaningful. Sometimes, Natasha feels this stranger half way across the world understands her more than the man lying next to her.

But as the weeks pass and Duffy heads deeper into the mountains, Natasha notices a change in him. Then, one day, the messages stop. Too late, Natasha wonders why he had ever needed a lucky mascot at all . . .

©2022 Karen Swan (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Romance Heartfelt Winter Christmas Nepal

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Critic reviews

"Deliciously glamorous, irresistibly romantic." (Hello!)

"Novels to sweep you away." (Woman & Home)

"Smart plots, brilliant characters and juicy romance." (Heat)
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The only thing that could have made this better would have been an epilogue! Brilliant plot and characters!

Absolutely loved this!

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Beautiful, moving and suspenseful. One of my favourites by Karen Swan, so perfectly performed too. I loved this.

Gorgeously romantic

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From beginning to end I enjoyed every minute of listening .love all of the characters

Fabulous read

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From start to finish this story held me captivated. The narrator(s) were brilliant and just brought everything to life. The twists and turns were great and not always as I imagined. Definitely an audiobook to immerse yourself in. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Best book in years

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Not quite the fluffy Christmas story I expected, but wow, what a emotional journey. Fantastic narration.

Emotional rollercoaster!

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This has been a great book to read. I highly recommend reading this once started, you can’t put it down.

A great book to read I enjoyed this book very much I highly recommend reading this.

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Such a good story, will listen again soon.
Karen Swan is such a good wordsmith and Kristine Atherton reads so well.

Excellent

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The quirks of fate make this a really good story. A stranger or the security of marriage, which should she choose. l loved Natalie,trying to do the best for everyone but feeling empty herself,even with all the perks of being rich,she felt dissatisfied which in turn made her feel guilty. A husband who was never there,a disaster when her child's loved toy goes missing and she alone has to deal with it all. l left everything to carry on reading and didn't want it to end.

Serendipity, but wrong time or not.

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We love the photo bit and the senterparks bit when the lady gets in love

Love the the cow jumping over the🌕🌕

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Karen Swan always writes beautiful stories but this, although a bit different to her others, was amazing. I liked the narrator too very much and thought she did all the different voices brilliantly. I think I’ll be listening to it again very soon.

Definitely her best !!

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