A Very British Christmas

Name: A Very British Christmas
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Rhodri Marsden
ISBN: 9780008256746

Author: Rhodri Marsden

Narrator: Rhodri Marsden, Helen Keeley, Paul Tyreman

Unabridged: 5 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ

Published: 11/02/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor, Family & Relationships, Social Science, Popular Culture Studies, Customs & Traditions

Synopsis

A twelve-stage sleigh ride through the best, worst, strangest and funniest parts of Christmas. With cultural icons saluted, national habits dissected and personal reminiscences from those who’ve eaten all the mince pies and lived to tell the tale. The essential Christmas stocking filler for anyone who’s ever spent their christmas on a deflating air bed in their parents’ spare room, wedged up against the washing machine come Christmas Eve and wondering why this Christmas, just like every year, doesn’t look like the ones on the telly.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clare on December 27, 2021

Listened to in audio format. Although I love sickly sweet christmas books, towards the end of December I do suffer from Christmas fatigue. A Very British Christmas was the perfect anti-Christmas book to bring me back down to earth. This was an hilarious book about a typical British Christmas which def......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on December 07, 2017

*Disclaimed: I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Anyone who knows me will know that I absolutely adore Christmas and this book epitomises all of the weird and wonderful things that I love about the season. From the Christmas music, to food, to the commercialisati......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on December 14, 2017

A light- hearted look at how we British celebrate Christmas, interspersed with anecdotes from different people, some of which are funny and some heartbreakingly sad. Well worth the read in the run up to the festive season.......more

Goodreads review by Phil on December 30, 2022

A clever mix of fact, humour, farce, tradition, tension, pathos and emotional repression that could be an uncomfortable read in the run-up to Christmas when anticipation of family reunions is high (much of this book could be considered a party pooper) but comes into its own after the family have dep......more

Goodreads review by Redfox5 on November 25, 2023

Very funny book about Brits at Christmas. Loved that the book had lots of stories from lots of different types of British families. It made me laugh out loud more than once. A great choice for a seasonal read!......more

Quotes

‘Funny, touching and ludicrously British.’India Knight Reviews for Rhodri’s previous work: 'Love it. It's like a comedy toilet book written by Kafka'Jon Ronson ‘Very funny’Al Murray ‘A hilarious little book’Heat magazine