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Sweet Mercies: PRE-ORDER the most charming heartwarming Christmas read for 2023

Brought to you by Penguin. Even saints need second chances... The new heartwarming Christmas adventure with the Sisters of Saint Philomena, about friendship, family and forgiveness, for fans of AJ Pearce, Katie Fforde and Call the Midwife. Everyone loves Sister Bridget. The cheerful Mother Superior of St Philomena's convent is friend to many in the town of Fairbridge and the irrepressible caller at the weekly Parish Bingo. There is nothing she can't sort out with a kind word, a cup of tea and a slice of her amazing chocolate cake. But is everything as rosy as she thinks? As the Christmas tree goes up and festive cheer rises, a visitor arrives at the convent who doesn't like Sister Bridget one bit. Good intentions don't always go to plan. Sister Bridget learns that secrets are bubbling to the surface back home in Ireland - especially for her younger sister Mary. She will need to face up to past deeds, however well-intended. With the help of her friends, and the power of love and forgiveness, maybe she can finally make things right. With warmth and grace, Sweet Mercies reminds us that none of us is perfect, and everybody deserves another chance at finding peace and happiness. Praise for Anne Booth's previous novel Small Miracles: 'Charming, witty and warm, Small Miracles is a gentle gem of a novel, a cheery balm in troubling times.' AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird 'With gentle humour, and surprising twists and turns, this is just the book we need in these difficult times. I didn't want it to end' Katie Fforde 'This book felt like a hug' ***** Reader Review ©2023 Anne Booth (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Anne Booth (Author), Stella Mccusker (Narrator)

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Small Miracles: A heart-warming, joyful story of hope and friendship

Brought to you by Penguin. Three nuns play the lottery to save their failing convent, resulting in a story of friendship, community, faith and love. The 1990s are proving tough for the convent. The order of the Sisters of Saint Philomena is down to its three last nuns. The place that Sisters Margaret, Bridget and Cecilia call home is in dire need of repairs and, with no savings and no new recruits, they are facing the prospect of having to sell up and leave behind the friends and neighbours in the parish community that they love. That is, until ninety-year-old Cecilia decides to play the newly launched National Lottery and a series of small miracles begins to unfold. Small Miracles takes the reader on a joyful and uplifting journey as these three unforgettable nuns learn more about life, love and friendship than they could ever have imagined. This is the perfect feel-good read for fans of AJ Pearce, Rachel Joyce, Katie Fforde and Joanna Cannon, as well as Sister Act, Rev and The Vicar of Dibley. It's a story about love in its many guises and how it can heal us. 'Charming, witty and warm, Small Miracles is a gentle gem of a novel, a cheery balm in troubling times.' AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird © Anne Booth 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Anne Booth (Author), Stella Mccusker (Narrator)

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Two Doors Down: The Complete Series 1-3: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

All three series of the BBC radio sitcom about the people of Marlborough Road, Belfast The bohemian inhabitants of Marlborough Road lead lives of barely-contained chaos, full of demands, distractions and domestic dramas. Fortunately, they have one person they can count on when things go wrong - Sally, their cleaning lady-cum-therapist. When highly-strung Clare at Number 25 gets in a flap over a dinner guest, or needs a babysitter for her free-range children, Sally steps in. Saffron, the multi-tasking New Age mum at Number 27, would be lost without Sally, and two doors down at Number 29, Miss Edith Black relies on Sally's help when it comes to sorting out authentic Victorian railings for her lodging house (and dealing with her eccentric lodgers, Ulster-Scots poet Victor McVitie and handsome opera star Fintan Fanning). Reliable and unflappable, Sally is always there to keep everything in order in this Belfast street. But what will happen to the residents if she decides to leave them? Written by bestselling novelist and playwright Annie McCartney, this sparkling comedy series stars Frances Tomelty and Stella McCusker as Sally, with guest stars including Gerry Anderson, Sean Rafferty and Eddie McIlwaine as themselves. Production credits Written by Annie McCartney Produced and directed by Tanya Nash Production credits Written by Annie McCartney Produced and directed by Tanya Nash First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 February-9 March 2001 (Series 1), 26 July-16 August 2002 (Series 2), 19 September-10 October 2003 (Series 3) Cast Sally - Frances Tomelty/Stella McCusker Clare - Marcella Riordan Fintan - Gerard Murphy Evie - Katy Gleadhill Anna - Bethan Lloyd Simon - Patrick Gleadhill/Lloyd Houston Trevor - Gerard McSorley/Des McAleer Miss Black - Roma Tomelty Victor - Alan McKee Saffron - Ali White Tony - Robert Patterson Layla - Emily Walmsley/Eadaoin Hegarty Ben - Joel McElnay/Conor Hinds Sam - Alfie Lloyd Fidelma - Aine McCartney Anna/Posy - Hannah R Gordon Anashuya - Laura Hughes Rory - Richard Clements Gervase - James Greene Student - Raymond Lau With Gerry Anderson, Sean Rafferty and Eddie McIlwaine as themselves

Annie Mccartney (Author), Eddie Mcllwaine, Frances Tomelty, Gerard Murphy, Gerry Anderson, Marcella Riordan, Sean Rafferty, Stella Mccusker (Narrator)

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Ballylenon: The Complete Series 1-8: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

All eight series of the comedy drama series set in a Donegal town in the 1950s and '60s 'Christopher Fitz-Simon's writing is a delicious mix of gentle and sharp' The Guardian Ireland in the fifties, and the days of mass tourism and indoor plumbing have not yet come to rural Co. Donegal. But in the small, sleepy town of Ballylenon, change is coming, and trouble is brewing. A power struggle is under way for control of the town, with two rival forces aligned against each other. Seeking to rule the roost are hotel owner and undertaker Phonsie Doherty and his allies, sisters Muriel and Vera McConkey. These two formidable ladies are in charge of the corner shop/Post Office and Telephone Exchange, and are known as the eyes and ears of Ballylenon - while the voice is provided by local newspaper The Vindicator. Between them, they seem to have the means of communication sewn up - but the opposing faction, led by primary teacher Vivienne Boal, the Reverend Samuel Hawthorne, and police officer Guard Gallagher, are determined to have their say. A supporter of cultural causes, such as music festivals and architectural conservation, Vivienne is bright, breezy and apparently straightforward - but she manages to achieve certain aims by devious means... The antagonism between the two camps is thinly veiled - and the causes for dissension range from a proposal to demolish the Georgian courthouse to build a car park, to arguments over a ramshackle cottage that may have belonged to the family of US President Herbert Hoover. But as the Sixties dawn, the town faces a threat that unites the whole community in moral outrage: the arrival of television... Christopher Fitz-Simon's playful yet cynical look at Irish village life stars TP McKenna, Gerard Murphy, Margaret D'Arcy and Stella McCusker. Production credits Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan (Series 1-5,7,8) and Peter Kavanagh (Series 6) Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes Pianist: Michael Harrison First broadcast BBC Radio 4: 8 June-13 July 1994 (Series 1), 18 July-8 August 1995 (Series 2), 4-25 June 1996 (Series 3), 3-24 December 1997 (Series 4), 15 June-20 July 1998 (Series 5), 18 June-23 July 1999 (Series 6), 25 November 2009-6 January 2010 (Series 7), 26 January-2 March 2011 (Series 8) Cast Phonsie Doherty - TP McKenna/Gerard Murphy Muriel McConkey - Margaret D'Arcy Vera McConkey - Stella McCusker Vivienne Boal/Mrs McFinney - Aine McCartney Guard Gallagher - John Hewitt/Frankie McCafferty Reverend Samuel Hawthorne - Gerard Murphy/Miche Doherty/Dermot Crowley RL Watson - Roma Tomelty O'Brollochain/Joe MacMonagle/Canon Friel- Kevin Flood Kevin 'Stumpy' Bonnar - Gerard McSorley Eithne Ni Phartalain/Primrose ffrench O'Dowd/Sister Gabriel - Marcella Riordan Aubrey Frawley - Dominic Letts/Matthew Addis/Chris McHallem Peg Sweeney - Anna Manahan/Marcella Riordan Post Office engineer - Robert Patterson Jonathan ffrench O'Dowd - Wesley Murphy Packy McGoldrick - Charlie Bonnar/Tim Loane Josie Doherty - Ciara McKeown/Cathy White/Ali White Mr Mawhinney - Harry Towb Father O'Flatley - John Guiney Bohunkus Smith - BJ Hogg Terry Black - Mark Lambert Consuela Dooley - Cathy Belton Daniel O'Searcaigh - James Greene Monsignor McFadden - Niall Cusack Polly Acton - Joanna Munro Eamonn Doyle - Patrick Fitzsymons Mr Boylan - Derek Bailey with Ruairi McAteer, Catriona O'Reilly, Danielle Costigan and Fabio Aprile

Christopher Fitz-Simon (Author), Aine Mccartney, Gerard Murphy, John Hewitt, Margaret D'arcy, Stella Mccusker, Tp Mckenna (Narrator)

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