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Last Christmas
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 31 October 2019
- Run Time
- 5 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
When you think back to Christmases past, what (if anything) made it magical? Looking towards the future, what would your perfect Christmas be? What would you change? What should we all change?
This is a beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas, written by a unique plethora of voices from the boulevards of Hollywood to the soup kitchens of Covent Garden.
Away from the John Lewis advert, the high street decorations and the candied orange in Heston Blumenthal's Christmas pudding, this gem of a book introduced and curated by Emma Thompson and Greg Wise celebrates the importance of kindness and generosity, acceptance and tolerance - and shows us that these values are not just for Christmas.
25p of the proceeds received by Quercus from each audiobook sold will be donated to Crisis and The Refugee Council.
Crisis is a registered charity in the UK with charity nos. W1082947 (England/Wales) and SC040094 (Scotland). Refugee Council is a registered charity in the UK with charity no. 1014576.
(P) 2019 Quercus Editions Limited
Critics Review
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A beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays
Prima
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The perfect gift for anyone who loves all things Christmas ... it's a festive gem
Woman & Home magazine
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Details
- Author
- Greg Wise & Emma Thompson
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 5 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 October 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529404456
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Humour collections and anthologies
Synopsis
The perfect gift book, featuring the writing of Meryl Streep, Bill Bailey, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Caitlin Moran, Richard Ayoade, Emily Watson and others, to coincide with the upcoming movie Last Christmas, starring Emma Thompson, Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding.When you think back to Christmases past, what (if anything) made it magical? Looking towards the future, what would your perfect Christmas be? What would you change? What should we all change?This is a beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas, written by a unique plethora of voices from the boulevards of Hollywood to the soup kitchens of Covent Garden.Away from the John Lewis advert, the high street decorations and the candied orange in Heston Blumenthal's Christmas pudding, this gem of a book introduced and curated by Emma Thompson and Greg Wise celebrates the importance of kindness and generosity, acceptance and tolerance - and shows us that these values are not just for Christmas.25p of the proceeds received by Quercus from each audiobook sold will be donated to Crisis and The Refugee Council.Crisis is a registered charity in the UK with charity nos. W1082947 (England/Wales) and SC040094 (Scotland). Refugee Council is a registered charity in the UK with charity no. 1014576.(P) 2019 Quercus Editions Limited
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