Christmas Tales

Name: Christmas Tales
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: William McInnes
ISBN: 9780733646898

Author: William McInnes

Narrator: William McInnes

Unabridged: 7 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Published: 10/27/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs, Arts & Entertainment, Humor

Synopsis

I can't help it if I'm a boring conservative dag, but I love Christmas, always have and hopefully always will. Whatever brand of faith you fly under, even if you proclaim you don't have one, Christmas is a time of generosity, good citizenship and decency.

It's the holiday where shopping centres become a sea of dazed shoppers bearing checklists as long as your arm, lunch is a neverending buffet of prawns and ham and your electricity bill is doubly struck by having to run the fan all day and keep those decorative lights blinking through the night.

William McInnes, bestselling author of FATHERHOOD, WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA, and A MAN'S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY tackles the silly season in a way only he can - telling stories brimming with good humour and nostalgia, to remind us what Christmas is all about: family.

About William McInnes

William McInnes is one of Australia's most popular writers and actors. His books include the bestselling memoirs A Man's Got to Have a Hobby and That'd Be Right. In 2012 his book Worse Things Happen at Sea, co-written with his wife, Sarah Watt, was named the best non-fiction title in the ABIA and Indie Awards. Also an award-winning actor and best known for his leading roles in Blue Heelers, SeaChange, Total Control and The Newsreader, William has won two Logies and two AFI/AACTA Awards for Best Actor in the film Unfinished Sky and Best Supporting Actor in The Newsreader. William grew up in Queensland and lives in Melbourne.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol - Reading Writing and Riesling on December 13, 2020

My View: One-part cheekiness, one-part fun and one-part memoir, this read is entertaining, hilarious, poignant at times and so relatable. I really enjoy William McInnes writing style; a mix of witty storytelling (I do wish I could be one of your dinner guests one day, it would be so fun to hear you r......more

Goodreads review by Annette on January 12, 2021

I have read a number of William McInnes’ novels and as might be expected they are consistently very readable and always engaging. McInnes is an excellent raconteur and he is able to narrate anecdotes in an entertaining and often humerous way. This account is no exception. However, the recollections i......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on December 15, 2020

Thank you so much to Hachette Australia for providing me with a copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review! my dad is a big fan of William McInnes books and I’ve been meaning to give one a try for a while. I’m really glad I did. What a fun, relatable Aussie book! I was a little dismayed to f......more

Goodreads review by Peter on December 30, 2020

This was an enjoyable read. It again combined the two elements you expect in a William McInness book: humour and nostaglia. If you grew up in the suburbs of any Australia city during the 1950's and 60's, had working parents and gained your pleasures in life from what you did rather than what you own......more

Goodreads review by Kate on December 22, 2020

OMG this book gave me a right giggle, William McInnes is a master storyteller and the stories within this book are told so splendidly, they are of an era from around when I was growing up when life was a bit simpler and fun was how you made it, I could relate to so much in this book. The way he descr......more