Book Cover: The Magic of Christmas by Trisha Ashley
Finally, we have the finished cover of Trisha Ashley’s festive novel The Magic of Christmas! I think it’s gorgeous, the purple makes it stand out a lot, and I think it looks like a lovely wintery scene, and I can’t wait to read this one! It’s out on October 27th, and here’s the synopsis in case you missed it before:
“In the West Lancashire village of Middlemoss, Lizzie Pharamond is cooking up a defensive storm of comfort food as she becomes increasingly estranged from her serially unfaithful husband, Tom.
Then fate takes a hand and when Tom is killed in a car accident, Lizzie has to deal with his quarrelling mistresses and devious friends – and to top it all – The Mystery Play steering committee have to find a new Lazarus. Middlemoss is already gearing up for its annual performance due to take place on Boxing Day with Tom’s elderly uncle Roly Pharamond as the Voice of God.
As a distraction, Lizzie’s Christmas Pudding Club is about to have the first meeting of the year to swap baking tips for traditional puddings, cakes and mince pies. Lizzie’s growing rivalry with her husband’s cousin, celebrated cookery writer Nick Pharamond, is coming to boiling point. Having snatched the Best Mince Pie prize away from her at the village show, he is certainly the last man she wants to play Adam to her Eve in the Mystery Play.
Meanwhile, her best friend Annie has developed an unsuitable crush on local resident Ritch Rainford, the handsome and charismatic star a popular TV soap. But it becomes clear that Ritch is more interested in Lizzie who, desperately in need of comfort, might just be a tiny bit tempted.
The Voice of God will have one or two things to say about these and other village affairs at the Mystery Play, in a performance that will be a hard act to follow next year.”
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June 30th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
gorgeous cover, and released on my birthday too! can’t wait
June 30th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
I love it! Such a sucker for Christmas-y covers.
June 30th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Lovely cover. Can’t wait to read the book.
June 30th, 2011 at 4:33 pm
This plot summary sort of reads like her previous book, Sweet Nothings. http://www.trishaashley.com/Sweetnothings.html
Is it the same book with a new title/cover?
June 30th, 2011 at 5:01 pm
Your right @ Leeb it’s the exact same book!
June 30th, 2011 at 5:52 pm
Great to hear so many of you are looking forward to Trisha’s new novel.
Well spotted LeeB and Kat - The Magic of Christmas is based on Sweet Nothings - one of Trisha’s previous novels. However, Trisha was keen to extensively rework the original story to include lots of new material, and we will be publishing this under the title The Magic of Christmas in October. This will also be very clearly stated on the back of the book jacket for those who pick up a finished copy.
Hope this helps to clear up the confusion and we hope you enjoy reading the book this autumn.
Best wishes from Avon x
June 30th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
I love Trisha’s novels and can’t wait for this one. I love christmas themed fiction and have to start reading them pretty early to be able to fit them all in before the festive period is over.
This cover looks great and you’re right about the purple standing out from the crowds. Bring on October!
July 1st, 2011 at 4:17 am
Thanks Charlotte!
July 1st, 2011 at 7:10 am
I adore this cover and would pick it up in a heartbeat! Now lets hope it will be available in the US as well, even just the eBook would be fantastic!