Review:The Great Christmas knit Off by Alexandra Brown The perfect seasonal tale of how laughter, friends and wacky Christmas jumpers can mend a broken heart. For fans of Trisha Ashley and Jenny Colgan. Heartbroken after being jilted at the altar, Sybil has been saved from despair by her knitting obsession and now her home is filled to bursting with tea cosies, bobble hats, and jumpers. But, after discovering that she may have perpetrated the cock-up of the century at work, Sybil decides to make a hasty exit and, just weeks before Christmas, runs away to the picturesque village of Tindledale. There, Sybil discovers Hettie’s House of Haberdashery, an emporium dedicated to the world of knitting and needle craft. But Hettie, the outspoken octogenarian owner, is struggling and now the shop is due for closure. And when Hettie decides that Sybil’s wonderfully wacky Christmas jumpers are just the thing to add a bit of excitement to her window display, something miraculous starts to happen…                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         This book was sort of a cross between a Sophie Kinsella novel and Friendship bread by Darien Gee. It has quirky characters, heartwarming moments and the whole town comes together in time of need. It follows a young woman trying to heal and find a new direction for her life. The reader is taking an adventure with her . It is wonderful that two problems are solved at once both for the main protagonist and one of the villages elderlybresidents. It is also neat that there is a new and better man to consider. Very satisfying ending. I believe that this  is meant  to be the start of a series. It should be interesting  to see how the author carries on from here.