A delicious and heartwarming novel featuring the girls working at the nation’s favourite wrapped chocolate factory. A delicious and heartwarming novel featuring the girls working at the nation’s favourite wrapped chocolate factory. At sixteen years old, Irene ‘Reenie’ Calder is leaving school with little in the way of qualifications. She is delighted to land a seasonal job at Mackintosh’s Quality Street factory. Reenie feels like a kid let loose in a sweet shop, but trouble seems to follow her around and it isn’t long before she falls foul of the strict rules. Diana Moore runs the Toffee Penny line and has worked hard to secure her position. Beautiful and smart, the other girls in the factory are in awe of her, but Diana has a dark secret which if exposed, could cost her not only her job at the factory but her reputation as well. When a terrible accident puts supply of Quality Street at risk, Reenie has a chance to prove herself. The shops are full of Quality Street lovers who have saved up all year for their must-have Christmas treat. Reenie and Diana know that everything rests on them, if they are to give everyone a Christmas to remember… ‘This novel will give you a craving for toffee pennies’ Sunday Express ‘A lovely nostalgic read’ My Weekly A heartwarming historical Christmas Romance Penny Thorpe lives in Yorkshire where she has been the company archivist and historian for her local chocolate factory for more than a decade. She’s worked in libraries, bookshops, offices, a Swiss school, a racecourse, a barber’s shop, a church, and a police station (to name but a few).Penny is a recognised expert in her field, but still isn’t quite sure how that happened. She has written about the history of confectionery for years and regularly appears on television and radio to talk about the history of Yorkshire, chocolate, coffee, Quakers and food. A heartwarming historical Christmas Romance • Quality Street is a household name and the UK’s premier seasonal chocolate brand. The associations with Quality Street and Christmas are wide and deep. Christmas on Quality Street is the first in series of books set in the Quality Street factory and fully endorsed by the Quality Street company. We will use the iconic Quality Street branding in our packaging and marketing material • The author is the Quality Street archivist, Alex Hutchinson writing under the pseudonym Penny Thorpe, who is uniquely placed to write about the history of the factory and its workers. • Alex is already a well-known figure in media circles and various TV and radio programmes have drawn on her specialist knowledge. The author is a huge asset and a great ambassador for the brand. Her unparalled knowledge and passion for the brand will help us to promote the books • This is her first novel and will be written under a pseudonym • Multi-platform campaign and opportunities for cross promotion and strong associations with reading and chocolate, including digital advertising, paid social media, competitions and on-pack offers Competition: The Shipyard Girls;A Sister’s Courage;Rainy Days for the Harper’s Girls;Mother’s Day on Coronation Street;The Emmerdale Girls;Emmerdale at war;The Teashop Girls;Wedding Bells for Woolworths. Katie Flynn; Dilly Court; Elaine Everest; Rosie Goodwin; Pamela Bell; Maggie Sullivan;Rosie Clarke’Nancy Revell
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