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Little Donkey
Frogmorton Farm Series (Novella 1)
- Author
- Jodi Taylor
- Narrator
- Lucy Price-Lewis
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 24 March 2025
- Run Time
- 1 hour 6 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
It's Christmas and Jenny Checkland is beset with problems.
The Vicar, who really should know better, has asked to borrow Marilyn the donkey for the nativity play thereby unleashing chaos on the already chaos-laden Frogmorton Farm.
Will Marilyn survive her bath? Will anyone survive Marilyn's bath?
Robbed of her role as the Virgin Mary, what revenge is the Angel Gabriel plotting?
Why is that sheep so fat?
Will Charlie ever get to say his one line?
Can Marilyn be prevented from eating the Baby Jesus?
Where is Thomas, who promised he would be there?
And worst of all - will Russell, lost on the moor in a blizzard, make it back in time for the birth of his first child? Or even at all?
Readers love Jodi Taylor:
'I haven't met a Jodi Taylor book I didn't love, they get you right in the feels'
'Has you laughing and crying in equal measure'
'Beautifully written, captivating and witty'
'A surprising gem of a book'
Critics Review
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Takes readers on a carnival ride through laughter and tears with a bit of time travel thrown in for spice
Publishers Weekly Starred Review
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A true page-turner
SF Revu
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I've never seen time travel handled this way. I like it
Wethenerdy.com
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[An] appealing cast of characters... [with] with plenty of humour, lots of action, and even a touch of romance
Library Journal
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Details
- Author
- Jodi Taylor
- Narrator
- Lucy Price-Lewis
- Duration
- 1 hour 6 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781472275691
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Magical realism, Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Narrative theme: coming of age
Synopsis
A Frogmorton Farm short story. Catch up with the characters from Jodi Taylor's bestselling novel, The Nothing Girl, as they navigate the complexities of the local nativity play in their own, unique fashion.It's Christmas and Jenny Checkland is beset with problems.The Vicar, who really should know better, has asked to borrow Marilyn the donkey for the nativity play thereby unleashing chaos on the already chaos-laden Frogmorton Farm.Will Marilyn survive her bath? Will anyone survive Marilyn's bath?Robbed of her role as the Virgin Mary, what revenge is the Angel Gabriel plotting?Why is that sheep so fat?Will Charlie ever get to say his one line?Can Marilyn be prevented from eating the Baby Jesus?Where is Thomas, who promised he would be there?And worst of all - will Russell, lost on the moor in a blizzard, make it back in time for the birth of his first child? Or even at all? Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'I haven't met a Jodi Taylor book I didn't love, they get you right in the feels''Has you laughing and crying in equal measure''Beautifully written, captivating and witty''A surprising gem of a book'
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