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Best books for Christmas - win over £500 of brilliant reads

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 21-Nov-17 16:48:37

Books make the perfect gift - and if you are stuck for ideas then look no further than our Best Books for Christmas feature - there's something for everyone, whether they're into fiction, non-fiction, photography, baking...

We are giving away every book featured on the page to one lucky person*. To enter the prize draw, simply tell us what three things you always get in for Christmas (and that Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without grin) Post on this thread before midday on Wednesday 13 December for a chance to win. You can find more about T&Cs etc on the page itself.

*A previous winner asked whether they might split the prize with a runner-up. If you win and this is your preference that's absolutely fine - you just need to let us know when we get in touch.

jmk4646 Fri 01-Dec-17 15:42:33

terrys chocolate orange
nuts
pigs in blankets

didizmr Fri 01-Dec-17 16:39:31

chocolate
Baileys
nuts

Treebee Fri 01-Dec-17 19:20:06

Pedro Ximenez sherry
Fish goujons
Abel & Cole Christmas fruit & veg box

philc31 Fri 01-Dec-17 19:40:25

Quorn Roast
Parsnips
Bucks Fizz

samben Fri 01-Dec-17 20:03:01

Baileys
Chocolate orange
Jar of pickled walnuts

Sulis Fri 01-Dec-17 20:16:03

Toblerone for my son
nuts
foie gras

Rowantree Sat 02-Dec-17 00:21:37

Sugared almonds
Weinbrandbohnen
Tena Lady (no, I don't eat them, but - well, it's all that laughing....)

chrisma232 Sat 02-Dec-17 04:34:22

A Christmas tree as it's such a lovely family time decorating it and sitting with the glowing ambience in the evenings,

Mince Pies as it's just not Christmas without these,

Turkey as we have a lovely roast dinner and then we have to live on leftover turkey for the next 2 weeks after till it's literally coming out of our ears and we've come up with every left over turkey recipe we can think of.

ajanela Sat 02-Dec-17 07:09:55

A very good free range turkey
Party poppers
Advent calendar

sadpasty Sat 02-Dec-17 10:05:32

Quality Street, Radio Times and Satsumas

suebe1 Sat 02-Dec-17 10:22:52

Asti
Boursin cheese
Ferrero rocher

jane99 Sat 02-Dec-17 10:27:34

A good bottle of red wine - Merlot
Thornton's chocolate ginger
Smoked salmon

starlily106 Sat 02-Dec-17 10:32:20

A pair of slippers for myself. (Not frumpy ones)
Radleys book of curiosities. (Takes ages to read, full of interesting and weird facts)
A really large selection of ready shelled nuts.
Happy Christmas everyone.

nettyandmasey Sat 02-Dec-17 10:42:19

Tunis Cake
Toothbrushes for stockings
cheese board

AngieK Sat 02-Dec-17 11:32:01

Those pink and white wafer biscuits for my 40 year old daughter.Her Birthday is on the 15th so we always had some left over from her party.
Ginger wine to have with whiskey in case someone gets a cold .
A generous supply of batteries - our worst Christmas was the one when I forgot to get some for my 2 year old son’s train set. No shops were open on Christmas Day in those days!

Suegalway1 Sat 02-Dec-17 11:37:42

Medjool dates (Mum and Dad always used to buy them so they're forever Christmas in my heart)
Walnuts (for cracking)
A good bottle (or two) of red wine (for sipping with my man)

hollfras Sat 02-Dec-17 11:41:29

I always buy Christmas Crackers, A Turkey, A Big Box of Cadbury Chocolates for everyone to share.

Marthasgran Sat 02-Dec-17 12:17:24

A good book
A jigsaw
Red wine

Kaybryan56 Sat 02-Dec-17 13:28:44

A Chocolate Orange for everyone
Brussels sprouts ( everyone has to have at least 2 even I'd they don't like them lol)
A litre bottle of Baileys for my husband

Gagagran Sat 02-Dec-17 13:45:55

Mince pies
Christmas cake
Stilton cheese

yoeydavis Sat 02-Dec-17 15:24:57

It wouldn't be xmas without Lindor truffles, mint matchmakers and quality street

toffee11 Sat 02-Dec-17 15:49:53

Lebkuchen
Stollen
Stilton

Ally321 Sat 02-Dec-17 16:01:27

Real Christmas tree
Tin of Roses
Panettone

Tizliz Sat 02-Dec-17 16:53:57

Stollen (haunt Lidl until it comes in)
mince pies
too many chocolates

Immiesnana Sat 02-Dec-17 20:27:27

Roses chocolates
Bucks Fizz
Brazil nuts