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Great reads for Christmas. Win over £500 worth of amazing books!

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 12-Nov-14 15:22:35

Over the festive season we love nothing more than curling up with a good book and a box of mince pie or two. And this year there are some VERY good books indeed. So we asked all the publishers we work with to nominate one of their favourite reads to enjoy this Christmas. And here they all are in one handy list.

Better still - one lucky gransnetter can win the ENTIRE lot. Yup - that's every book featured on the page. Worth more than £500. In our book (no pun intended) that's a pretty fine haul at any time of year - and absolutely perfect for Christmas.

We just want to know where you like reading. Your answers will be put into the very large hat and a draw (made at random) will take place at midday on Weds 10 December - so the winner will receive their prize in plenty of time for the big day. All the details on the page

sammylea80 Sun 16-Nov-14 20:39:36

It has to be in the back garden with my cats basking in the sun smile

philroseman Sun 16-Nov-14 21:08:34

We have a spot in the countryside near us. I love to go there in the car and just sit and read.

Penstemmon Sun 16-Nov-14 21:29:04

On the 7:50 and 4:35 to & from Waterloo!

I loved reading on the train! 20 minutes between the busy early morning routine of rushing round getting the kids and myself ready for our respective schools and being at work, then escaping into a book for the relaxing 20 minutes going home before picking up from the child minder and the after-school family life chaos!

lilmiztam22 Sun 16-Nov-14 21:53:48

tucked up in bed!

vegasmags Sun 16-Nov-14 23:17:14

Anywhere. All my coats, jackets, bags and so forth contain copious amounts of reading material so I am never without a book. One of my favourite possessions is a bag from Manchester library which bears the slogan - Caution! May contain books.

ruthiratbag Mon 17-Nov-14 10:35:05

I 've always been a bookworm and I love curling up in a chair by the roaring open fire with a cup of tea, a few biscuits and a good book. I also love snuggling up in bed with a new book too!

philatel Mon 17-Nov-14 12:28:52

I love to read anywhere! I always have a book with me - waiting for the bus/tube, at the hospital or doctors, one upstairs and one downstairs - every spare minute I just love to read. But I think my favourite place to read is tucked up in bed.

reneetoby Mon 17-Nov-14 13:37:44

I read everywhere, on the train or on the bus but love to sit in my cosy armchair reading with a mug of tea

Rach12 Mon 17-Nov-14 13:59:08

I love to read curled up on the couch with a blanket and my dog bliss.

Gardendisy Mon 17-Nov-14 14:00:43

The place where I like to be when reading most of all is snuggled up in my bed with a hot water bottle, a cup of tea and some digestive biscuits.

swilsonleach1 Mon 17-Nov-14 14:43:44

in the libary

kristianjsnooks Mon 17-Nov-14 17:23:46

In Bed - Snuggled down for some peace and quiet!

Pshortis Mon 17-Nov-14 20:20:27

I like to curl up next to a fireplace, preferably with a cup of hot cocoa in a dressing gown and slippers for extra comfort. you can't beat it smile

josie301 Mon 17-Nov-14 20:58:27

I always have my book with me - so in the car, in the coffee shop - anywhere really. My favourite place to read is curled up in my cosy chair with a cup of tea smile

CHIiNTZ Mon 17-Nov-14 22:20:02

In a comfy chair with my feet up in the conservatory.

grannyactivist Mon 17-Nov-14 22:58:03

I just like to read - doesn't really matter where, but one of my favourite situations is when my menfolk are out on the sea on a cold wet day and I'm sitting on an empty beach under an umbrella with a flask of something hot and a really engrossing book. Magical. smile

barbaraellen Mon 17-Nov-14 23:24:49

Definitely curled up in bed is the best place especially with a cup of tea to hand.

MrsJ2000 Tue 18-Nov-14 08:42:39

In the summer I like relaxing on a deckchair in the garden with a cold drink and nothing but the birds and the bees for company
In the winter, curled up on a big armchair near the fire with a mug of hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows in.

crowfeather Tue 18-Nov-14 09:52:35

I like to read in the bath, at the end of the day, with a cup of chamomile tea on the shelf where I can reach it. It must be a paperback novel, no electric tablet for me.

bradybunch Tue 18-Nov-14 15:54:50

the best place to read has got to be snug and warm in bed with the rain beating on the windows.

jands4 Tue 18-Nov-14 18:53:56

Hi there
I love to read on the beach on a hot sunny day. What a fantastic selection of books!

kamoc Tue 18-Nov-14 20:47:20

I like to read lying in my bed before dozing off

Messent Wed 19-Nov-14 06:38:00

I like to read curled up in bed, trouble is I work outdoors all day ( I am a horticulturist) so I tend to nod off half way through a chapter!!

ellemm Wed 19-Nov-14 13:39:54

In summer, on the beach or my favourite Greek harbourside café, in the winter, in my bed.

db3745 Wed 19-Nov-14 20:21:52

Ideally on a balmy summer afternoon under a sunshade at our rented "cottage" at Iken in Suffolk, but for the rest of the year in the kitchen waiting for the timer to go.