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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

SaracensGirl Thu 13-Nov-14 18:50:31

My favourite place to read has to be snuggled up on my sofa in front of a roaring fire. In the summer it's sitting on the patio in the garden listening to the birds singing and the trickling of the water in the water feature.

cluckyhen0 Thu 13-Nov-14 18:39:19

My favourite place to read funnily enough is in the toilet. It's the one room that I am guaranteed no disturbances smile The only problem is when I have my head stuck in a book I often forget that I am perched on the throne and that other people in the house may need to use it

rocketstop Thu 13-Nov-14 18:39:00

My favourite place to read is in my bed, duvet pulled half way up, old stodgy cat, snoring away and making a very good book rest.Husband snoring away and making a very good foot warmer. My favourite place is late on a Friday, no work tomorrow, a delicious story to get enthralled in, and for those moments all seems right with my world !!

kernowcrone Thu 13-Nov-14 18:37:48

My absolute favourite place is on my tummy on the floor on my sitting room, with a fat cushion under my chest - and a mug of tea at my right hand smile I don't know why, it doesn't matter how many comfy chairs I have, I still prefer the floor! wink

BRedhead59 Thu 13-Nov-14 18:37:37

I'm the only one in the house who is retired so I wait for every one to go to work and then I read in bed with tea and porridge. I've read 126 books in 3 years and it's great. Please note I'm still always up and about by 8.30 am.

lionpops Thu 13-Nov-14 18:37:20

Tucked up in bed with the latest crime novel especially in winter with electric blanket on and Classic fm on very low in the background.Sheer bliss.

Isabelsnana Thu 13-Nov-14 18:37:19

On a sunbed on holiday (I wish) but in my own comfy bed is my normal place to read.

ajanela Thu 13-Nov-14 18:31:54

I love to read in bed with lots of pillow at any time of day.

NfkDumpling Thu 13-Nov-14 18:30:07

In child rearing days it used to be in the bath, preferably with a glass of wine - that being the only room witha lock on the door.

Nowadays, it's anywhere. But for preference the favouritest place is on a comfy sun lounger under a big umbrella on a hot sunny beach by a blue, blue sea.

Candybabe Thu 13-Nov-14 18:26:47

In the Winter months I like nothing better than reading my favourite book in my cosy bed with a cup of hot chocolate.

milliemoon1 Thu 13-Nov-14 18:23:10

I love to curl up in bed with a good book xx

merlotgran Thu 13-Nov-14 18:21:26

Nothing like a good prize to drag all the lurkers out of the woodwork.

I like to read anywhere where I can get a bit of peace and quiet, preferably out of sight of DH or I'll hear those immortal words, 'Have you got a minute?' angry

willsandco Thu 13-Nov-14 18:20:40

I have pulled in a really comfortable conservatory chair into the rear of the dining room just by the French doors, draped it with a cosy throw and moved the books around in the bookcase to accommodate a mat for teas, coffees or the odd glass of wine. It is heaven there curled up with a book and binoculars on hand to watch the wildlife in the garden!

lucycakeface Thu 13-Nov-14 18:17:05

I love to read a book on Dunwich beach on a warm sunny day, with the sound of the waves gently lapping up on the beach. There is nothing quite like it.

shysal Thu 13-Nov-14 18:16:31

I read in the bath for at least an hour each morning, sometimes enjoying a picnic breakfast in there too! I am an early riser, so it helps to pass the time.

melanietarot Thu 13-Nov-14 18:15:20

I like to curl up and see the amazing view from my huge lounge window. I never tire of the view which has been painted and won a prize. Even better when my stray black cat comes in for a sleep on my lap.

brawlass Thu 13-Nov-14 18:15:08

My favourite place to read is when on holiday in Madeira sitting on the balcony of our apartment in the sunshine with a cool glass of vino verde
beside me, at present its sitting beside our log burner stove with myCavalier King Charles spaniel on my knee.

mbody Thu 13-Nov-14 18:15:04

Sitting in an extremely comfortable IKEA chair which rocks slightly, with my feet on the matching chair under the garden window at the back ofthe dining room. Sometimes it's so comfy the reading is forgotten and I am overtaken by sleep!

hatoum44 Thu 13-Nov-14 18:14:42

I love reading in bed but the trouble is I slip further and further down and, once I am practically prostrate, I have to re-position myself! But I can't get to sleep without a read, so there we go. I also read in bed in the mornings, with a cup of tea to hand.

Most of all I love reading curled up in a little red velvet busked seat, which has little gold egg-shapes as a pattern. This is in my sitting room, which has lovely morning sun. I also read there in the evenings, under my own special lamp which shines down from overhead.

I absolutely love reading - full stop - and always have at least two books on the go. A serious one for monthly book club and a lighter one for when I just want a good story and don't have to worry about serious aspects of the novel!!

magsmurphy Thu 13-Nov-14 18:13:42

My most favourite place to read is bed.

grandimars Thu 13-Nov-14 18:13:41

Like many others, at this time of year I read in my comfy armchair with a glass of something close at hand. But in summer, in a deckchair on the beach at Cromer, with the sound of the waves and happy children running in and out of the sea.

nanaid Thu 13-Nov-14 18:12:41

I love to read curled up on my sofa with my back to the window, warm and comfortable and with a good light to read in, and not too far from my kitchen and the kettle to make a nice hot drink to enjoy with my latest book.

carolynb Thu 13-Nov-14 18:11:21

I like to read curled up on my lounge sofa which reclines and a nice warm water bottle.

cporteus Thu 13-Nov-14 18:08:41

I like reading in bed, although sometimes find I end up staying up too late to find out what happens next.

ChrissyW Thu 13-Nov-14 18:04:52

On my recently purchased new chair from a certain Scandinavian store, in my study, or should I say OUR study now that my DH has retired...can one no longer have a room of one's own?!