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Christmas at the Beach Hut Veronica Henry author 9781409166658 Books

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Christmas at the Beach Hut Veronica Henry author 9781409166658 Books

Great cozy, comfy feel-good read. Relatable main character, charming setting, compelling story.


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Christmas at the Beach Hut Veronica Henry author 9781409166658 Books Reviews

How lovely to be transported back to the little seaside town of Everdene with its line of beach huts along the top of the sand. Fans of Veronica Henry will undoubtedly, like me, be familiar with the setting after reading her earlier novels, The Beach Hut and The Beach Hut Next Door. Being an ardent reader of Veronica's books and a lover of Christmas stories, this one was always a must read for me. Even so, I was not prepared with the way in which this festive tale pulled me in and had me lost to the real world from start to finish, a journey of just a few hours, with a few tears along the way.

The story centres on Lizzy Kingham, a busy mother of twin teenagers who loves the hustle and bustle of Christmas and making it perfect for everyone every year. This year is different though, she seems weighed down by a series of events and suddenly feels fed up with being what she sees as taken for granted and put upon by her family. Very much out of character, she leaves them all to it and heads off to Everdene and the beach hut owned by her friend where they spent a glorious summer in their late teens. However, the peaceful and restful solitary Christmas she expects there turns out to be a little different from her imaginings as she meets up with some others also escaping from their lives for various reasons.

I have already read quite a few festive stories this year, but I think this has to be my favourite so far. I found this a really compelling story that was at once heartwarming and heart-rending. Many busy mums will identify with Lizzy and her feelings of being under appreciated. As Lizzy and her family found in the story, many women could understand the desire to run away from the situation. The other people she meets at the beach are also in situations that readers can recognise. That's what makes this such a good read - all the characters and their situations are believable. Of course, the beach huts sound absolutely gorgeous, equipped as they are with all mod cons; definitely not a bad place to spend Christmas, or any other time of the year come to that. Needless to say, I would recommend this 5 star read to all. It would certainly make a great addition to a Christmas stocking.
You know that stress just before Christmas? When it gets to fever pitch and you are just tempted to run away? Meet Lizzy Kingham who is at the end of her tether…..

The author captures the frantic run-up to the festive season perfectly. The count-down begins 3 days before Christmas. As the book opens Lizzy Kingham goes shopping in a department store in fictional Leadenbury when she happens to bump into her husband’s ex-wife Amanda, who drops the bombshell that Cynthia, the mother-in-law, will be arriving to spend Christmas with Lizzy and Simon – Amanda is off to Val d’Isère with the two children. However, husband Simon has, er, omitted to share the good news.

This curveball announcement knocks Lizzy into orbit and she leaves the store clutching a dress she hasn’t actually paid for. A firm hand escorts her into a backroom. She is already suffering depressive feelings (it’s her age, you know), and she so wants the festive few days to be perfect. Next year the twins Hattie and Luke may not be there and empty nest syndrome is looming….

The Ocado delivery is organised, the Christmas tree is teetering in the corner. The other family members are out having a good time, they have essentially forgotten her. She feels truly unappreciated. On the spur of the moment she resolves to set off for Devon, to the eponymous beach hut of the title (a 5* accommodation as it turns out), owned by her friend Caroline, who is laid up abroad.

However, caretaker of the beach hut Harley is already ensconced, a sweet young man, of similar age to her own children. He is suffering hard familial problems, picked upon by his mum’s bullying partner Tony Brice. The beach hut is his escape. Next door there are more waifs and strays, Jack and his daughter Nat, with trauma at the heart of their family.

Down time at the beach hut for Lizzy means little cooking, being off the world at this hectic time of year, and, she is soon curled up on the sofa “with a copy of The Shellseekers she’d found on the bookshelf. She’d brought books of her own, but somehow the lure of someone else’s reading matter was more enticing, and she couldn’t think of a better book to be reading at the seaside.”.. before everything changes…

Facebook’s reach is far and wide and soon it is only a matter of time before her hideaway is discovered.

This is a feel good novel to ease readers into Christmas, smoothly written and a pleasure to read at this time of year.
Veronica Henry writes heartwarming stories that keep you enthralled to the end. Love her characters and the storylines.
Great cozy, comfy feel-good read. Relatable main character, charming setting, compelling story.