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Comfort and Joy with Anna Tink

December 22, 2020 By IT Leave a Comment

Hello booklovers, As we get closer and closer to Christmas Day, our festive blogs delve closer and closer into the long rooted family traditions of our bookish writers. Today Anna, a festival volunteer and writer for our blog, shares with us the significance of the family Christmas tree, branching out to beloved decorations Christmas books […]

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Comfort and Joy with Ruth Dugdall

December 21, 2020 By IT 1 Comment

Hello booklovers, Some comfort and joy is much needed today here at the Felixstowe Book Festival and who better to ask to cheer us along than local author Ruth Dugdall? Read on to find out all about the tree and the festive decorations that make Ruth’s Christmas… Christmas will be different for us all this […]

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Comfort and Joy with Francesca Armour-Chelu

December 18, 2020 By IT Leave a Comment

Hello booklovers, It’s one week until Christmas Day! December has sped by bringing with it an odd mix of uncertainty mixed with the festive rituals and familiarity that we all become re-acquainted with at this time of year. Children’s author Francesca Armour-Chelu brings comfort and joy to us today as she shares memories past and […]

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Comfort and Joy with Elizabeth Carpenter

December 16, 2020 By IT Leave a Comment

Hello booklovers, We have welcomed bookish folk to our blog over the past few weeks to share with us what makes their Christmas joyful. We’ve had all sorts of different festive offerings, from book recommendations to handmade stockings, to a piece about the scent of Christmas. Today we bring you something completely different – Elizabeth, […]

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Comfort and Joy with Esther Rutter

December 14, 2020 By IT Leave a Comment

  Hello booklovers, In today’s festive blog offering the bringer of comfort and joy is author Esther Rutter. Esther shares with us a beautiful family treasure which will certainly bring much magic to many Christmases to come and serves as a reminder of the simple joys of the season. My source of ‘Comfort and Joy’ […]

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Comfort and Joy with Helen Bott

December 12, 2020 By IT Leave a Comment

Hello booklovers, We have a festive treat in store for you this weekend. Helen Bott of Treasure Chest Books, a magnificent second hand book shop in the heart of Felixstowe, shares with us the book that brings her comfort and joy at Christmas. When I mentioned the book I was thinking about for this blog […]

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Comfort and Joy with Louise Millar

December 9, 2020 By IT Leave a Comment

Hello booklovers, Today author Louise Millar brings us comfort and joy by sharing precious memories of Elvis’ crooning tunes as the soundtrack to her family Christmases past and present. Warning: a festive tear may well be brought to your eye… Elvis Presley runs a fine thread through my family story. I don’t remember a time, […]

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Comfort and Joy with Nick Holland

December 7, 2020 By IT Leave a Comment

Hello booklovers, Advent is well and truly underway – I hope you all had a good weekend. Today’s Comfort and Joy instalment will certainly get your week off to a good start. We are delighted to welcome Nick Holland to our blog, as he shares what brings him comfort and joy at Christmastime with a […]

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Comfort and Joy with Sophie Green

December 3, 2020 By IT Leave a Comment

Hello booklovers, Next up in our Comfort and Joy series, author Sophie Green spreads some cheer and tells us about what makes her feel Christmassy… For me, the festive holiday is conjured up by warm and delicious smells – citrus and spices, mulled wine, cinnamon and marzipan, represented here by a clove an orange pomander […]

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Comfort and Joy with our Festival Director

December 1, 2020 By IT Leave a Comment

Hello booklovers, Our first instalment of our 2020 Christmas blog series is suitably bookish and comes from our Festival Director, the lovely Meg Reid. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some new books waiting to be explored. My children and now grandchildren know to expect at least one book in their present pile. I even have […]

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