December Book Discussion: The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett
Somehow we are already in December even as we finish our November discussion. With Christmas on the way I have selected 'The Christmas Appeal' by Janice Hallett as our December read. Some of us read 'The Appeal' in September last year and this book is the sequel. It is more lighthearted than 'The Appeal' and is a novella so is a short read for this busy time of year.
You don't need to have read the first book to follow the plot for this one, however you may wish to read 'The Appeal' first if you haven't read it and don't want to be given clues to the first mystery (the solution of 'The Appeal' is not revealed, but given many characters from the Fairway Players Theatre Company return and some do not, it could give some things away). I reread both books in order to lead the discussion and given their format, they are fairly quick reads.
Here is a link to our discussion of 'The Appeal' if you want a reminder of what we discussed https://forums.shipoffools.com/discussion/5927/heaven-2024-september-book-club-the-appeal-by-janice-hallett#latest
Like the first book, the format of 'The Christmas Appeal' is largely in emails, text messages and Whatsapp conversations. There are even some traditional Christmas letters. Here is a synopsis of the book on the publisher's page https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Christmas-Appeal/Janice-Hallett/9781668035887
I will put the questions up on the 16th so we have a few extra days to answer, but feel free to join in the discussion at any time. Also feel free to continue the November discussion into December of course!
You don't need to have read the first book to follow the plot for this one, however you may wish to read 'The Appeal' first if you haven't read it and don't want to be given clues to the first mystery (the solution of 'The Appeal' is not revealed, but given many characters from the Fairway Players Theatre Company return and some do not, it could give some things away). I reread both books in order to lead the discussion and given their format, they are fairly quick reads.
Here is a link to our discussion of 'The Appeal' if you want a reminder of what we discussed https://forums.shipoffools.com/discussion/5927/heaven-2024-september-book-club-the-appeal-by-janice-hallett#latest
Like the first book, the format of 'The Christmas Appeal' is largely in emails, text messages and Whatsapp conversations. There are even some traditional Christmas letters. Here is a synopsis of the book on the publisher's page https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Christmas-Appeal/Janice-Hallett/9781668035887
I will put the questions up on the 16th so we have a few extra days to answer, but feel free to join in the discussion at any time. Also feel free to continue the November discussion into December of course!
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