Release date - 1st October 2019
Book length - 517 pages Publisher - Transworld BUY LINKS: Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Anne from randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with an e-copy of this book for review via Netgalley. ABOUT THIS BOOK Recovering after an illness Meg is far from in the Christmas mood, in fact she’s hardly aware it’s approaching at all. They didn’t celebrate it where she grew up and she’s never gone in for the tinsel, baubles and mistletoe of it all. But when the opportunity arises to spend the run up to Christmas in the snowy countryside, rather than dreary London, she can’t say she isn’t curious… although she’ll definitely leave before they bring out the turkey. Tasked with painting two portraits in not very much time, Meg sets to work. Although it doesn’t take long for the magic in the air to begin to make her wonder just a little curious about what a proper family Christmas might be like. But just as she’s beginning to settle in she spots a familiar face. Lex… more like a missile than a blast from the past. Despite the wonderful festive cheer, Meg suddenly wants nothing more than to get as far away from Lex and their past secrets as she can. But she can’t leave until she’s finished the portraits and discovered what really is so magical about Christmas… MY REVIEW THE CHRISTMAS INVITATION by Trisha Ashley is a fabulous story of family, friendship, and forgiveness, with quirky and colourful characters that will feel like your best friends by the end. Meg isn't exactly feeling up to work after just getting out of the hospital for pneumonia but when she gets commissioned to paint two portraits in a beautiful country home by the lady of the house, she can't really refuse. And who knows maybe a change of scene will do her the world of good? And this is certainly a change of scene with a motley crew of creative and kind people who welcome Meg and make her feel like part of the furniture instantly. Well, all except Lex, a man from Meg's past whom she never expected to see again, who seems to seeth with displeasure every time he is around her. It is not Meg's fault that their misunderstanding all those years ago was never fully cleared up but she is damned if she is going to let him chase her away from her job and her first opportunity to experience a real family Christmas. Throw in an unwanted ex, an attempted murder, some blackmail, and one very excitable little boy, and things are certainly going to get interesting this festive season ... The setting is beautiful as it always is in Trisha Ashley's novels and I imagined every scene with picture-perfect quality due to her stunning detail. But it is the characters and their wonderful eccentricities that stole the show for me. I loved getting to know more about Meg and how she was raised at the farm by River and the rest of the commune as it was a refreshing change from the usual family set-up. Most novels have a cast of characters and it is unusual to love them all, especially the nasty ones, but I truly did enjoy all of the characters in this story because they all came alive in their own special way and had their important parts to play in making this story work so effortlessly from start to finish. Yes, THE CHRISTMAS INVITATION is 517 pages long but I can tell you I whipped through this story in no time because I couldn't put it down and I really didn't want it to end (I'm desperately hoping this isn't the last that we have seen of this loveable bunch!). THE CHRISTMAS INVITATION by Trisha Ashley is my favourite book of hers yet and if you only buy one book for the rest of this year, please make it this one. You won't regret it!! AUTHOR BIO Trisha Ashley is now a full-time novelist, but she has been known to work for stained glass makers and/or plumbers. She likes to paint, eat, drink, and read literary biographies. Her previous hobbies included getting divorced and packing to move. She claims to have once actually eaten Bronte burgers at the Branwell café, but her publisher declines to verify this. She lives in North Wales. For more information: Twitter - www.twitter.com/trishaashley Facebook - www.facebook.com/TrishaAshleyBooks/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!!
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Anne Cater
10/10/2019 01:47:51 pm
thanks for the blog tour support Linda x
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