About this item
In the tradition of Trisha Ashley and Jenny Colgan, this first book in a new series by Alexandra Brown - author of the popular Cupcakes at Carrington's series - tells the hilarious, heartwarming story of a jilted bride who anticipates a lonely Christmas but instead finds herself in the tiny village of Tindledale, where the residents share her obsession with knitting.When life unravels, it's time to knit ... Sybil has always taken comfort in her passion for knitting, creating beautiful knits stitch by stitch. But her world suddenly unravels when her fianc ditches her for her identical twin sister at her Star Wars-themed wedding, leaving her sporting a Princess Leia do. Then things go from bad to worse when an incident at work jeopardizes her job.Hoping to escape her woes and forget that she'll be alone for Christmas this year, she visits her friend in Tindledale - a winter wonderland of quaint shops and snowy rooftops.
About the Author
Alex Brown is the No.1 bestselling author of eight books and three novellas including the Carrington's department store series, The Great Christmas Knit Off, The Secret of Orchard Cottage (with UK sales of over 130,000 copies so far) and her latest bestseller, A Postcard From Italy, which has been in the Amazon Top 100 since publication in July 2019. Her books are loved worldwide and translated into eleven languages. Alex writes about ordinary people doing extraordinary things, often in difficult circumstances but always with courage, humour and plenty of love, friendship, multigenerational family dynamics and intriguing secrets to be unravelled from the past. Cupcakes At Carrington's and The Secret of Orchard Cottage both reached the No.1 spot in the Amazon UK Kindle chart. Cupcakes At Carrington's, The Great Christmas Knit Off, The Great Village Show and The Secret of Orchard Cottage are all UK Top 50 Paperback Bestsellers and were voted Kobo Best Books of 2014 and 2016.Before Alex became a full time author, she was a Business Development Manager and it was during these years that she wrote the hugely popular City Girl column, a satirical, secret diary account of her experience in the crazy world of private banking for The London Paper, with a circulation of 500,000 weekly copies. Alex lives by the sea in England with her family and two glossy black Labradors and when she isn't writing she can be found walking on the beach or enjoying a pornstar martini cocktail. She loves chatting to her readers on social media @alexbrownbooks and you can sign up to her newsletter on her website www.alexbrownauthor.com to receive a free short story, The Beach Walk, and also be the first to hear about new books, free extracts and giveaways. You can also join the Alex Brown Books Club on Facebook to meet her other readers for book chat and friendship.
