Bright Lights, Big Christmas
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Kathleen McInerney
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Written by:
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Mary Kay Andrews
About this listen
"Narrator Kathleen McInerney will have listeners believing in miracles.”—AudioFile on The Santa Suit
From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, comes a novella celebrating love and the warm, glittering charm of the holiday season.
"Nobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews."―Debbie Macomber
"Cozy up with Santa's favorite novelist!”―Adriana Trigiani
When fall rolls around, it’s time for Kerry Tolliver to leave her family’s Christmas tree farm in the mountains of North Carolina for the wilds of New York City to help her gruff older brother & his dog, Queenie, sell the trees at the family stand on a corner in Greenwich Village. Sharing a tiny vintage camper and experiencing Manhattan for the first time, Kerry’s ready to try to carve out a new corner for herself.
In the weeks leading into Christmas, Kerry quickly becomes close with the charming neighbors who live near their stand. When an elderly neighbor goes missing, Kerry will need to combine her country know-how with her newly acquired New York knowledge to protect the new friends she’s come to think of as family,
And complicating everything is Patrick, a single dad raising his adorable, dragon-loving son Austin on this quirky block. Kerry and Patrick’s chemistry is undeniable, but what chance does this holiday romance really have?
Filled with family ties, both rekindled and new, and sparkling with Christmas magic, BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS delivers everything Mary Kay Andrews fans adore, all tied up in a hilarious, romantic gem of a novel.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.
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What the critics say
"Andrews (The Santa Suit) serves up a Christmas treat in this sparkling tale."—Publishers Weekly
"Nobody owns Christmas like Santa's favorite novelist, Mary Kay Andrews. With wit, wisdom and the occasional tangle of tinsel, North Carolina native Kerry Tolliver reinvents her life as she sells Christmas trees from a beloved camper in the glittering heart of New York City. Grab the eggnog and the cookies and cozy up in Greenwich Village with Bright Lights, Big Christmas for big fun."—Adriana Trigiani
“From a magical Santa suit, to a Christmas tree stand in the heart of New York, to a neighborhood full of quirky characters, and the smell of fresh cut pine Christmas trees, nobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews.”—Debbie Macomber
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- Heidi
- 2023-12-18
Loved this book! A great holiday read!
It’s like a hallmark Christmas movie in a book! I will be reading more by this author!
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- Mattea
- 2023-11-30
Feel good Christmas story
If you’re looking for an adorable feel good book this Christmas you’ve come to the right place :)
Loved everything about this story and the voice actor was perfect for it!
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- melissa fuchs
- 2024-01-26
hallmark type romance
Couldn't even finish the book. If you know you don't like hallmark movies, don't even start this book.
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