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A Quality Street Christmas
- Author
- Penny Thorpe
- Narrator
- Sherry Baines
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 24 November 2022
- Run Time
- 8 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
The Quality Street girls are gearing up for Christmas, but with the factory now making gas masks, as well as the nation’s favourite chocolate sweets, it’s anything but normal.
They’re having to make other adjustments too. Reenie is in the doldrums after being demoted at work, while Mary has got her hands full getting used to married life and a ready-made family. New girl, Ada, isn’t sure she fits into factory life at all.
Then, just as the Christmas party season gets into full swing, Toffee town gets a shock, and soon it isn’t just Christmas cheer that’s in short supply.
Can the Quality Street girls save Christmas once again?
Critics Review
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Praise for Penny Thorpe:
‘This novel will give you a craving for toffee pennies’ Sunday Express
‘A lovely nostalgic read’ My Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Penny Thorpe
- Narrator
- Sherry Baines
- Duration
- 8 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 November 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008531133
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical romance, Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
Everything is changing at the Quality Street factory, can the plucky girls in the line make this a Christmas to remember? The Quality Street girls are gearing up for Christmas, but with the factory now making gas masks, as well as the nation’s favourite chocolate sweets, it’s anything but normal. They’re having to make other adjustments too. Reenie is in the doldrums after being demoted at work, while Mary has got her hands full getting used to married life and a ready-made family. New girl, Ada, isn’t sure she fits into factory life at all. Then, just as the Christmas party season gets into full swing, Toffee town gets a shock, and soon it isn’t just Christmas cheer that’s in short supply. Can the Quality Street girls save Christmas once again?
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