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The Christmas Book Hunt

A Short Story

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The Christmas Book Hunt

By: Jenny Colgan
Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
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Summary

A heartwarming meet-cute short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Christmas Bookshop.

Shortlisted for The Shorter Romantic Novel Award in the 2025 Romantic Novel Awards

A Christmas mission…

Mirren’s beloved great-aunt Violet is seriously ill. Her one Christmas wish is to be reunited with a long-lost hand-illustrated book from her childhood, a challenge Mirren gladly accepts to give Violet some much-needed festive cheer.

An enchanting journey…

With no sign of the cherished volume online, Mirren falls into the fascinating world of rare books. From London to snowy Hay-on-Wye and Edinburgh’s cobbled streets, she chases leads from bookshop to bookshop—and bumps into mysterious, charming Theo, who, unbeknownst to her, is searching for the same book for reasons of his own…

The start of a new chapter?

As the two join forces to track the book down before time runs out for Violet, will Mirren find her Christmas miracle—and maybe even a kiss under the mistletoe… ?

For fans of Josie Silver, Jill Mansell and the Queen of Christmas herself, a snow-swept love story to warm even the coldest winter’s day.

Mirren and Theo’s story continues in The Secret Christmas Library.

©2024 by Jenny Colgan. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Contemporary Winter Christmas Heartfelt Feel-Good Short Story
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Fantastic, beautifully written, another Colgan Classic ❤️ I was gutted this wasn’t a full book or in print - but decided to listen anyway as a firm Colgan super fan - and I am SO GLAD I did. Perfect Christmas escapism, with a beautiful message. Thank you Jenny!

Jenny does it again!!

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Friendships, family, and the love of books. all of these mixed together to make this a great read. But be careful who you trust!

Magical story

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i just loved it beautiful story really lovely Christmas story. Beautifully descriptive felt like I had been up to Scotland and back along the Beautiful Northumbrian coast

Beautiful Christmas book

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Being a total book dragon i loved delving into the world of antique & rare books with Mirren. Her hunt for Violet’s remembered childhood book was so engaging. I really want to visit those special shops described in the book.

And i loved the hinted at “dark side" of book sellers & collectors, it made me giggle but was also totally believable. I imagine the hunt for rare books is very cutthroat.

I loved the to & fro between Mirren & Theo, and it added another layer to the story. Plus their Dickensian flirting was so nerdy & too adorable.

This was a really well rounded story, and despite being short it never felt rushed or empty of detail. I would def recommend this to any booklover.

This was such an enjoyable short story

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Really enjoyed this short story. Predictably lovely and easy to listen to. Fun characters too. Along the way.

Easy listen

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