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    A Very British Christmas: Twelve Days of Discomfort and Joy
    A Very British Christmas: Twelve Days of Discomfort and Joy
    A Very British Christmas: Twelve Days of Discomfort and Joy
    Audiobook5 hours

    A Very British Christmas: Twelve Days of Discomfort and Joy

    Written by Rhodri Marsden

    Narrated by Rhodri Marsden, Helen Keeley and Paul Tyreman

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A twelve-stage sleigh ride through the best, worst, strangest and funniest parts of Christmas.

    With cultural icons saluted, national habits dissected and personal reminiscences from those who’ve eaten all the mince pies and lived to tell the tale.

    The essential Christmas stocking filler for anyone who’s ever spent their christmas on a deflating air bed in their parents’ spare room, wedged up against the washing machine come Christmas Eve and wondering why this Christmas, just like every year, doesn’t look like the ones on the telly.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateNov 2, 2017
    ISBN9780008256746
    A Very British Christmas: Twelve Days of Discomfort and Joy

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      An entertaining, humorous look at modern Christmas traditions from families across Britain.