E-audiobook
Angels at the table [electronic resource] : a Shirley, Goodness and Mercy Christmas story / Debbie Macomber.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307939197 (electronic audio bk.)
- ISBN: 0307939197 (electronic audio bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 sound file) : digital.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : Books on Tape, 2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from audio book version record. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Kimberly Farr. |
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| Subject: | Angels > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Christmas stories. Love stories. Audiobooks. Downloadable audio books. |
Other Formats and Editions
- Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2012 December #2
Four well-intentioned angels step in where they should not tread, and send a destined romance into messy territory, then must figure out how to make it right. On New Year's Eve in Times Square, angels Shirley, Goodness and Mercy decide to take their apprentice, Will, on an excursion to mingle with humans. But Goodness is distracted by the bright lights, and the friends get separated in the crowd. Will can't help himself and pushes two lonely strangers to notice each another. Lucie Farrara and Aren Fairchild connect like magnets, but both are starting new careers--Lucie as a restaurant owner and Aren as an undercover restaurant critic--and neither really has time for a romance. Aren, determined to see Lucie again, sets up another meeting in a week's time at the top of the Empire State Building. It doesn't work, and without any other way to get in touch, the relationship fails to get started. In heaven, though, the angels are in trouble. Aren and Lucie were meant to be together and were scheduled to meet at a later date. Having previously interfered, it's now their responsibility to make sure the two have a chance at love, but the more they try to force a romance, the more trouble they cause--and get themselves into. Nearly a year later, during the Christmas season, when wishes are met and prayers answered, Lucie and Aren might just find their happily-ever-after, with a little heavenly help. Macomber is practically a Christmas staple, and this short, sweet holiday story is like a quick kiss under the mistletoe after a hectic day. Macomber brings back the popular trio of Christmas angels, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy (introduced in A Season of Angels, 1993) and lets them loose again on the streets of New York. Not Macomber at her best--there are a number of details that stretch the reader's credulity even beyond the normal Christmas miracle storyline, and the characters aren't quite as well-drawn or textured as usual--but likely good enough for her many devoted fans. A fluffy confection that rings in Christmas in tried-and-true Macomber style, with romance and a touch of heavenly magic. Copyright Kirkus 2012 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2012 October #2
The bumbling but well-meaning angels Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy are back, along with their apprentice, Will (Where Angels Go). During an unauthorized trip to Earth to see Times Square on New Year's Eve, Will causes two lonely strangers to bump into each other and connect. Unfortunately, the timing is wrong, and now 11 months later the angels have to fix the mess they've made with Lucie and Aren. Lucie is busy running her new restaurant, and Aren is a food critic. The angels' "help" leads to a bad review for the restaurant, and the chances of a match between Lucie and Aren grow slimmer. A little more divine help, though, will reunite them in time for a memorable Christmas. VERDICT Best-selling Macomber (The Inn at Rose Harbor) spins another sweetly charming holiday romance that will please her many fans. [Library marketing; see Prepub Alert, 5/20/12.]
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The bumbling but well-meaning angels Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy are back, along with their apprentice, Will (Where Angels Go). During an unauthorized trip to Earth to see Times Square on New Year's Eve, Will causes two lonely strangers to bump into each other and connect. Unfortunately, the timing is wrong, and now 11 months later the angels have to fix the mess they've made with Lucie and Aren. Lucie is busy running her new restaurant, and Aren is a food critic. The angels' "help" leads to a bad review for the restaurant, and the chances of a match between Lucie and Aren grow slimmer. A little more divine help, though, will reunite them in time for a memorable Christmas. VERDICT Best-selling Macomber (The Inn at Rose Harbor) spins another sweetly charming holiday romance that will please her many fans. [Library marketing; see Prepub Alert, 5/20/12.] (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2012 June #2
In Macomber's latest "Angelic Intervention" series, angels Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy have a new assignment: to tend to apprentice angel Will. On New Year's Eve, Will spots two lonely souls in New York's Times Square and shoves them together. But though they seem just right for each other, they are separated in the rush, and the four angels decide to work a miracle the following holiday season by reuniting them. From a hugely best-selling author just starting this year with a new house; get multiples unless you serve a humbug crowd.
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