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A Train is Late This Christmas
A Train is Late This Christmas – a magical romantic comedy from CP Ward, author of Christmas at Snowflake Lodge and Autumn at the Willow River Guesthouse .
It’s the weekend before Christmas, and thirty-five-year-old office nobody Julia Adams is heading home from Brentwell to spend the holidays with her family. Fresh from seeing her ex-boyfriend locked up after stealing and trashing her car, it doesn’t matter that less desirable family are visiting and her old room had been given to her nightmarish cousins, home is home.
However, fate has other ideas, and when a freak snowstorm leaves the train delayed and the passengers marooned in the tiny village of Birch Valley, Julia is about to embark on a Christmas adventure like no other. Against a backdrop of Christmas tree farms, wolves, and bad karaoke, Julia could be about to find that special person so far missing from her life. Or is there another twist in the fairytale?
From CP Ward, the much-loved author of Christmas at the Marshamallow Café , Autumn in Sycamore Park , and Summer at Blue Sands Cove , comes another magical Christmas romantic comedy to warm your heart by the fireside on cold, winter nights.
It’s the weekend before Christmas, and thirty-five-year-old office nobody Julia Adams is heading home from Brentwell to spend the holidays with her family. Fresh from seeing her ex-boyfriend locked up after stealing and trashing her car, it doesn’t matter that less desirable family are visiting and her old room had been given to her nightmarish cousins, home is home.
However, fate has other ideas, and when a freak snowstorm leaves the train delayed and the passengers marooned in the tiny village of Birch Valley, Julia is about to embark on a Christmas adventure like no other. Against a backdrop of Christmas tree farms, wolves, and bad karaoke, Julia could be about to find that special person so far missing from her life. Or is there another twist in the fairytale?
From CP Ward, the much-loved author of Christmas at the Marshamallow Café , Autumn in Sycamore Park , and Summer at Blue Sands Cove , comes another magical Christmas romantic comedy to warm your heart by the fireside on cold, winter nights.
212 pages, Paperback
Published September 22, 2023
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December 12, 2025
Another enjoyable story in the Christmas series.
A nod to a previous book by including the self-centred influencer Elizabeth Trevellian, who thankfully sees the errors of her lifestyle thanks to the charming people she is stranded with when the train they are travelling on is grounded in a small but quaint village. The heroine is Julia who is in need of some romance in her life. Can she find it in this small hamlet where the locals take pity on the stranded passengers and welcome them into their homes?
A nod to a previous book by including the self-centred influencer Elizabeth Trevellian, who thankfully sees the errors of her lifestyle thanks to the charming people she is stranded with when the train they are travelling on is grounded in a small but quaint village. The heroine is Julia who is in need of some romance in her life. Can she find it in this small hamlet where the locals take pity on the stranded passengers and welcome them into their homes?
October 31, 2023
A fun, light read - I would say beach read except it's a Christmas story!
Once again this original author shows his unusual imagination, giving us a Christmas story like no other. Some great characters, a location that is easily imagined, and plenty of twists in the story so I was kept satisfied. Some oddball characters, and great furry sidekicks.
If you like reading things that cheer you up, then try this! You won't be disappointed.
Once again this original author shows his unusual imagination, giving us a Christmas story like no other. Some great characters, a location that is easily imagined, and plenty of twists in the story so I was kept satisfied. Some oddball characters, and great furry sidekicks.
If you like reading things that cheer you up, then try this! You won't be disappointed.
November 16, 2024
This was an adorable quick Christmas read. So very typically British it had everything in it. The miracle of Christmas was everywhere in this 4 star story. Sweet story line, great characters and I am definitely becoming a big fan of C. P. Ward. No real character to boo at because the Christmas spirit worked and it was all very wonderful. Little bits of humor and a few little lessons learned but in a very subtle way, this cute book has me in the holiday mood.
December 17, 2025
2.5. FMC is 35 YO & never been married. Train taking her home for Xmas has to stop in a small town due to snowy weather. Book goes into her interactions with townspeople & fellow passengers. A bit tedious at times & FMC acted immature with regard to MMC. Just OK. First time reading this author. May give her another try.
December 31, 2023
Delightfully Heartwarming
This short story helps us see into what social media can look like contrasted with social meetings. That personal, in-your-face reality is always better than what comes across the Internet.
This short story helps us see into what social media can look like contrasted with social meetings. That personal, in-your-face reality is always better than what comes across the Internet.
December 14, 2023
Listened on audible. Very light hearted story.
January 10, 2024
I've really enjoyed this Christmas themed series of books.
March 31, 2024
Pretty bad. Rating of 2 includes a pity star.
August 11, 2024
I listened to A Train is Late for Christmas, written by C.P. Ward and narrated by Penny Wyatt-Gold. It was okay, but I found myself unfocused at times. As a result of her train trip being delayed due to a snowstorm, the protagonist spends time with other train passengers and with the people who live in a new town. This causes her to view life differently.
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