Winter Street

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That coupled with a sprinkle of festive vibes, a Christmas light street competition and a found family Christmas, it’s perfect for that Xmas literary hit in December. Sky was really ecologically sensitive, which, with a name like Sky Terran, is no surprise. I loved that her focus was in improving the landscape for both the villagers and the wildlife, and the way in which she made changes to her surroundings that would help. I think life would be much better if we all took a leaf out of her book.

It is starting to feel like winter outside; the wind is blowing hard, the skies are gray, and the weather guy is predicting snow. Furthermore, I have just finished reading several very intense thrillers. So what could be better at this point than a fluffy Christmas book? I hit the library and came home with Winter Street, which proved to be just what I needed. Despite the fact that the plot centers on a series of surprises, the surprises are not always that surprising, especially for anyone familiar with holiday programming on Lifetime. For the most part, the story follows the traditional pattern of stories about families and holiday obstacles. As a character 39 year old Sky Terran has had a troubled upbringing, and, estranged from her mother for many years, considers herself to have no family except her foster brother Freddy, who she met when they were both fostered in Middledip in their teenage years. Working with Freddy in property development, situations at work come to an impasse where Sky resigns and ends up living in Middledip again.Soon, Margaret will join the rest of the Quinns for their tumultuous holiday, but first the three adult children must wade further into their own personal dramas. Hilderbrand approaches much of this family drama with humor. And then there is Daz, who is a video game developer and tester which makes him my perfect guy on job alone, let alone all of his wonderful personality traits. I absolutely loved this Christmas read from Sue Moorcroft, I mean I may be a bit biased as she is one of my go to authors for a romance or even better, a Christmas romance like this is. Her stories have everything you could want in them, community, friendships, love obviously, but for this one you can add snow, Christmas spirit, forgiveness and hope.

apos;Hospital Survey: Sheffield and East Midlands area& apos;, Ministry of Health, 1945 (Sheffield Local Studies 362 SQ) This was a lovely Christmas read and another winner from Moorcroft. It was a detailed narrative with interesting characters that made the story more enjoyable. I particularly enjoyed picturing the beautiful snowy scenes of Middledip and this was what helped make this a great piece of festive fiction. I loved reading about the restoration, let’s face it purchasing a gorgeous old house abd doing it up is a dream for a lot of people, or it is for me, so the only way I get close without winning the lottery is in books like this. I also love how the house is a haven, not only for Sky but for others too (again no spoilers) and becomes a central part of the community too. This book is just magical and really fuels my desire to get outside in the snow, I know it’s not likely to happen any time soon but when it does I’ll be donning my wellies and keeping my eyes peeled for the snow stories like Sky. Nature plays a massive part of this book and it’s prompted me to refill my little bird feeder set up – I’ve also been rather tempted to make some shaped fat balls as they sound incredible, rather festive and pretty simple – even if very messy!There is a vast amount of supporting characters whose storylines are weaved around Sky’s to bring all the characters together and to help and support each other as we typically see in a village with its welcome ( and sometimes unwelcome ) community spirit. There is a blossoming romance that faces some bumps along the road but it made it feel a more genuine relationship that has its battles to face as two people really get to know each other. We have the sweet natured Wilf too who is a key character who is facing a big change in his family dynamic but having Sky and Daz to help him with various distractions was just what he needed. Daz is also a fab person but his kindness is almost his downfall as he can find it hard to say no which can sometimes lead to trouble. He’s taken on the role of shoulder for Courtney and Wilf and its the relationship with Wilf that draws him closer to Sky, you get the sense that something special could happen here as Daz starts to see Sky for who she really is. Every time I read a new book by Sue Moorcroft I think, this is the best book she has written! It was the same after finishing A White Christmas on Winter Street.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review. If there was a scale against which you could rate a book for its sheer Christmasiness, this lovely one would be a guaranteed 10/10 – it had just everything I could have possibly wanted. When Sky moves into the neglected house – with its dreadfully overgrown garden – on the corner of Middledip’s Winter Street, she knows she has a lot of work to do to get it into shape for the Christmas street decoration competition. Everyone else is stringing up their sparkly lights – she’s wielding a saw and lopper and firing up her big red shredder, hoping she’s not going to let the street down on the night of the Big Switch-On (especially those rather scary ladies from the organising committee).And Sky is easily able to relate in a way to what Wilf is going through and it is so sweet to see him come out of his shell as the story progresses. She also cares about the environment and it was interesting to hear about solar powered Christmas lights, and fat cakes for birds in winter that can double as decorations. A family that somehow wormed their way into my heart! “Winter Street” is a fast paced enjoyable holiday story from Elin Hilderbrand that kept me completely engrossed in the lives of the Quinn family and is the first in a series which I intend to keep reading. Information in patient records is subject to access restrictions under the Data Protection Act, or may be subject to exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act. For further information please refer to a member of staff. Records of Sheffield No 3 Hospital Management Committee, 1948-1974 (NHS37: formerly SY298/H1-9, SY641/H1-8) As such, a review should not ruin all the surprises by going into too much detail about who is secretly doing what. However, the first reveal happens after just a few paragraphs: Kelley Quinn’s second wife, Mitzi, is having an affair.