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The Art of Christmas
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Soundings and Choc Lit present the audiobook edition of The Art of Christmas.
It’s been nearly two years since Harriet lost Jonno, but she’s finally decided that it’s time to celebrate Christmas again. Then she finds a stash of graphic novels belonging to her comic book-loving husband in the attic, and suddenly her world is turned upside down once more.
With the help of eccentric comic book dealer Kell Foxton, she discovers that the comics collected by Jonno not only areextremely valuable but also hold the key to his secret life - a life that throws Harriet’s entire marriage and every memory she has of her husband into question.