https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/ Jacey Bedford's Journal - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:31:13 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios jacey personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/2078309/1441986 https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/ 100 45 https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/788870.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:31:13 GMT https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/788870.html <p class="MsoHeader" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511rc3EEY9L._SL500_.jpg" width="250" height="250" align="left" alt="" />Audiobook narrated by Chris Devon.</span></p> <p class="MsoHeader" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Adam Catchpole is a science fiction author whose book sales are slipping. He&rsquo;s in financial difficulties and spiralling into depression. His agent suggests writing in a different genre, and the popular market trends are spicy romances and Christmas stories. Though he hates Christmas, he reluctantly starts a novel. An odd incident involving a dance and drama school, sets him off reconnecting with the world and he find that as soon as he opens himself up to new experiences and new people, he starts to rebuild himself. There&rsquo;s also a childhood backstory which reveals why Adam hates Christmas. His own story is that of a Christmas novel &ndash; slightly schmaltzy and feel-good. A cosy story, if you&rsquo;re in the mood. Chris Devon reads it very well. I&rsquo;m not sure if his accent is Manx (which is where the book is set) but it&rsquo;s definitely an accent, and the book is all the better for it.</span></p> <br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=jacey&ditemid=788870" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/788870.html booklog 2026 chris devon j c williams booklog reading fiction chjristmas audiobook books public 0