by Pam Rhodes (Author)
'Instantly likeable with wonderful characters who draw you in.' Lou Fellingham, singer and songwriter The march towards the end of the year sees Hope Hall once again buzzing with activity.The lead up to the Harvest Festival sees a stray dog causing a nuisance, and tensions rise between two old schoolmates. The drama only increases as Christmas approaches, and the panto rehearsals featuring the jocular "Can't Sing Singers" get into full swing. But the hustle and bustle of the drama in the community stems from the deeper personal stories. Loneliness, loss, and hurt impact the lives of many of the local residents. But where there is community, there is friendship, companionship, love, and most of all, hope. Christmas at Hope Hall is the final book in a delightful trilogy centred on a Victorian church hall, the like of which can be found at the heart of so many towns across England. This wonderful finale to the series (which includes the sound of wedding bells!) is full of friends and neighbours with stories that will have you giggling one minute, and dabbing your eyes the next.
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The march towards the end of the year sees HOPE HALL once again buzzing with activity. The lead up to the Harvest Festival sees a cheeky dog causing a nuisance, and tensions rising between two old schoolmates.
The drama only increases as Christmas approaches, and the panto rehearsals featuring the aptly-named "Can't Sing Singers" get into full swing. But the hustle and bustle of the drama in the community stems from deeper personal stories. Loneliness, loss, and hurt impact the lives of many of the local residents. But where there is community, there is friendship, companionship, love, and most of all, hope.
This wonderful finale to the series (which includes the sound of wedding bells!) is full of friends and neighbours with stories that will have you giggling one minute, and dabbing your eyes the next.
Christmas at Hope Hall is the final book in a delightful trilogy centred on a Victorian memorial hall, the like of which can be found at the heart of so many towns across England.
Author Biography
Pam Rhodes is known around the world as the presenter of BBC Television's Songs of Praise and her popular Hearts and Hymns programme on Premier Christian Radio. She describes herself as an 'anorak' in her fascination for hymns old and new, and her books on hymn-writers, like Love So Amazing, Then Sings My Soul and Hear MySong are essentials in many a church vestry! A natural storyteller with25 varied books under her belt, Pam is perhaps best known for her novels packed with down-to-earth characters and situations that inspire and entertain.