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Bright Lights, Big Christmas

By: Mary Kay Andrews
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
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Publisher's summary

"Narrator Kathleen McInerney will have listeners believing in miracles.”—AudioFile on The Santa Suit

From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, comes a novella celebrating love and the warm, glittering charm of the holiday season.

"Nobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews."―Debbie Macomber

"Cozy up with Santa's favorite novelist!”―Adriana Trigiani

When fall rolls around, it’s time for Kerry Tolliver to leave her family’s Christmas tree farm in the mountains of North Carolina for the wilds of New York City to help her gruff older brother & his dog, Queenie, sell the trees at the family stand on a corner in Greenwich Village. Sharing a tiny vintage camper and experiencing Manhattan for the first time, Kerry’s ready to try to carve out a new corner for herself.

In the weeks leading into Christmas, Kerry quickly becomes close with the charming neighbors who live near their stand. When an elderly neighbor goes missing, Kerry will need to combine her country know-how with her newly acquired New York knowledge to protect the new friends she’s come to think of as family,

And complicating everything is Patrick, a single dad raising his adorable, dragon-loving son Austin on this quirky block. Kerry and Patrick’s chemistry is undeniable, but what chance does this holiday romance really have?

Filled with family ties, both rekindled and new, and sparkling with Christmas magic, BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS delivers everything Mary Kay Andrews fans adore, all tied up in a hilarious, romantic gem of a novel.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

©2023 Mary Kay Andrews (P)2023 Macmillan Audio
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Critic reviews

"Andrews (The Santa Suit) serves up a Christmas treat in this sparkling tale."—Publishers Weekly

"Nobody owns Christmas like Santa's favorite novelist, Mary Kay Andrews. With wit, wisdom and the occasional tangle of tinsel, North Carolina native Kerry Tolliver reinvents her life as she sells Christmas trees from a beloved camper in the glittering heart of New York City. Grab the eggnog and the cookies and cozy up in Greenwich Village with Bright Lights, Big Christmas for big fun."—Adriana Trigiani

“From a magical Santa suit, to a Christmas tree stand in the heart of New York, to a neighborhood full of quirky characters, and the smell of fresh cut pine Christmas trees, nobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews.”—Debbie Macomber

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Not as great as I'd expected

There has been a lot of attention on this book, as well as many positive reviews. I think it just didn't have the substance I like when I read. The 'spammy' name given to the camper was cringey to me, the writing was not all that strong, and it just wasn't believable...and not in the fun, Hallmarky movie way. The brother was written to be a textbook ass. He even had such standard lines throughout - "I called him every name in the book; Im going to get some shut eye; I need to get some Zs." The performance was 'jerky' and not smooth, hard to describe but it was distracting. There was so much off about this book to me and I'm surprised at all the positive reviews, but glad there are many who are enjoying it. But if you like substance and believable storyline, even in a book that's on the lighter side, this is probably not for you.

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Feel good Christmas story

Characters were lovable. Made me feel warm and snuggly in anticipation for the holiday season!

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Great story from beginning to end!

I wish I could start it all over again. What a wonderful story!The narrator was perfect! And Mary Kay Andrews is a favorite author of mine.

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Cozy read

Great for December travel. It was a charming holiday, family story and easy read. Recommend!

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The wide array of characters

I loved the story from the very start and it kept me interested until the last word.

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Heart warming

I loved a book about kindness and caring about other people. This was refreshing and sweet.

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Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a very fun book to listen too. I would recommend it to everyone!!

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when she took care of the old man

I like the sis work that she did when she was in New York

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This book was a surprise

I loved the twists and turns…restore spammy? Yikes…nope I don’t think so. That sounds like punishment.

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Cute but underwhelming story

Narrator did good strong voices but the actual narration was so robotic I almost couldn’t push through,
Very unnatural reading, story was kinda boring.

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