So This Is Christmas
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So This Is Christmas
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Narrated by:
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Karen Cass
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By:
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Helen Rolfe
Summary
Escape to Vienna this Christmas with the gorgeous new festive listen from Helen Rolfe, perfect for fans of Shari Low, Heidi Swain and Cathy Bramley
Two old friends
One last letter
A life-changing trip!
Care assistant Sophie loves the holidays, and nothing makes her feel more festive than helping 82-year-old resident Bea keep in touch with her old friend Greta. In their Christmas letters, the women update each other on their lives – Bea’s in the quiet residential home in London, Greta’s in the heart of Vienna and the grand Wynter Hotel.
But everything changes when Bea passes away before Sophie’s had a chance to post this year’s letter. Devastated, Sophie struggles to imagine this Christmas without her dear friend. But then Sophie finds one last note from Bea – and this time, it’s not addressed to Greta. It’s to Sophie, telling her to go to Austria.
Which is how Sophie finds herself in Vienna at Christmas, with the snow falling, and an important delivery to make… But when Sophie reaches the Wynter Hotel, there are surprises in store, and before she returns to England, her life will have changed in ways she could never have imagined…
©2025 Helen Rolfe (P)2025 Boldwood BooksWe meet Sophie, a caring care assistant who loves her job and the people she looks after. While she shouldn’t have favourites, she develops a special bond with Bea, an 82-year-old woman.
Bea’s greatest joy is writing a Christmas letter to her long-time friend Greta, who’s moved back to Vienna. Greta’s failing eyesight, means that Sophie steps in to help to continue the tradition. This correspondence has spanned years, and Bea constantly asks Sophie to visit Vienna.
Sophie assists Bea in writing what ends up to be her final letter. She struggles to find the right words to let Greta know. But, she is eventually nudged from beyond to fulfil Bea’s last wish and visit Vienna.
Upon arriving in Vienna, Sophie meets Walter, Greta’s husband. She discovers a man who loved his wife and continued writing festive letters, concealing his own heartbreak.
We learn the reason behind Greta and Bea’s determination to get Sophie to Vienna. This revelation changes the lives of more than one person as two pasts collide.
*Lasting Friendship*
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