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The Post Box Topper Chronicles (The Chronicles Chronicles Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Dawn Knox (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
A boring post box. Five knitters. Can one woman convert a post box into a work of artistic genius?

Vera Twinge is a natural leader. As chairperson of the newly formed Creaping Bottom Post Box Topper Society, she’s determined to make a splash in the village’s High Road with a stunning new post box topper for each month. But she’s constantly obstructed by an unscrupulous journalist, an insulted hairdresser and a possible mass murderer. Urging her society members on to create more ingenious toppers, Vera refuses to be defeated. But with negative reports in the local newspaper, a revenge haircut and the threat of alien invasion, Vera wonders if she is up to the task.

Will Vera and her post box topper society expose the strange happenings in Creaping Bottom and keep their beloved post box an object of beauty?

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  1. Book 4 of 4
    The Chronicles Chronicles
  2. Print length
    214 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    July 14, 2024
  5. File size
    3.3 MB
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The newly formed Creaping Bottom Post Box Topper Society is determined to knit stunning post box toppers each month. Despite their January topper being labeled a disgrace and an eyesore by an anonymous email, the team continues knitting creatively themed toppers every month: hearts for February, daffodils and books for March, eggs for April, and a coronation topper for May. They begin to garner local and national sensation. With mysterious attempts to sabotage their toppers and more anonymous emails from the elusive A. Godbin, a vindictive hairstylist, and a peeved local journalist, the Society faces challenges beyond dropped stitches and thinking up creative toppers monthly. The Post Box Topper Chronicles by Dawn Knox is a lighthearted and endearing story that readers will relish.
If the book cover did not give it away, The Post Box Topper Chronicles is a humorous, laugh-out-loud read filled with quirky and hilarious characters. Beryl constantly schemes to promote her coffee and cake shop, while Sally pines for the oblivious Levi. Stuart, the tight-fisted accountant, has a unique talent for lopsided knitting, and Vera, the group's beleaguered Chairperson, keeps everything from unraveling. The book delights with its comedic elements, including alien sightings, a vengeful hairstylist, and the Creaping Bottom Post Box Topper Society's relentless planning for the next month's post box topper, all amidst plenty of cake. Dawn Knox weaves together a tale of camaraderie, creativity, and the occasional chaos of community projects. This is a warm, humorous read that offers laughs and heartwarming moments, perfect for anyone needing a good chuckle and a cozy story. - Reviewed by Mimie Odigwe for Readers' Favorite

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D9HCYB7T
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chapeltown
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 14, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1915762139
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 4 of 4 ‏ : ‎ The Chronicles Chronicles
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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Dawn Knox

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Dawn spent much of her childhood making up stories filled with romance, drama and excitement. She loved fairy tales, although if she cast herself as a character, she’d more likely have played the part of the Court Jester than the Princess. She didn’t recognise it at the time, but she was searching for the emotional depth in the stories she read. It wasn’t enough to be told the Prince loved the Princess, she wanted to know how he felt and to see him declare his love. She wanted to see the wedding. And so, she’d furnish her stories with those details.

Nowadays, she hopes to write books that will engage readers’ passions. From poignant stories set during the First World War, to the zany antics of the inhabitants of the fictitious town of Basilwade; and from historical romances, to the fantasy adventures of a group of anthropomorphic animals led by a chicken with delusions of grandeur, she explores the richness and depth of human emotion.

A book by Dawn will offer laughter or tears – or anything in between, but if she touches your soul, she’ll consider her job well done.

She has been a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards for 2017 and 2020, Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2018 and Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award 2018.

Dawn has also written two plays about the First World War, which have been performed in England, Germany and France.

If you'd like to receive some free stories and added information about her books as well as an email newsletter from Dawn, please sign up on her blog https://dawnknox.com

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  • Candy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved every minute of it!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2024
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    This charming book had me laughing, wondering, gasping, teary eyed and in utter book reading heaven. It was great. I follow, avidly, a hashtag about postboxes on one of the social media platforms, where this book popped up. I'm so very glad it did. To combine my love of postboxes with my love of cozy mysteries is a perfect read in my book...excuse the pun. So fun!
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  • David W. Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars A dive into the secret, violently-competitive and hilarious world of post box toppers?
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2024
    What is a post box topper? Here, it’s a device for attracting space aliens, a teenager’s unrequited love, a mysterious nemesis, and the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” from village residents, business owners, the local mayor, the local reverend. And making everyone in the story overreact to everything.

    A group of unique and quirky knitters in the appropriately-named village of Creapy Bottom (yes, the village name gets explained later) take on the challenge of designing and knitting a custom post box topper. Each month. For a year. Add the aforesaid nemesis and a shady and suspect local newspaper reporter. And the story unfolds with one hilarious overreaction after another, overreactions on top of overreactions, forever and ever, amen, (not quoting the town reverend, Reverend Prendergast).

    And don’t forget repeated instances of topper vandalism. The mysterious nemesis responds to each topper with written complaint letters to the local constabulary, to their local town council, to their mayor, to the member of Parliament that represents them. (Who is the nemesis? Not telling! Read the book to find out.)

    ANYWAY, reading this made me chuckle, giggle and laugh. Part of what makes it so funny is a bit of a “play on manners” – the constant attempt by characters to play it straight, keep a stiff upper lip, preserve the traditional British reserve, maintain the proprieties – while overreacting to everything. And coming off, themselves, as rather silly.

    In fact, much of the hilarity ensues not from the various events that happen, but in how the characters overreact. Even to small events.

    I had read a short story by Donald E. Westlake, “Now What?” about a thief simply trying to smuggle stolen jewelry across Manhattan into Brooklyn, and the increasingly bizarre happenings that he runs into along the way. The Post Box Toppers Chronicles echoes that. Although the Chronicles includes no thieves, there’s quite an uproar when someone in town sees a UFO hovering over the topper, with beams of light, apparently taking part of the topper.

    Everything turns out to have a perfectly-reasonable explanation by the end. For me, that only reinforced how fundamentally funny everyone in the story was.

    I think the weakest part of the story is the group chairperson’s constant fear that the group will throw her out at the end of her term. (She tends to take failures personally and assumes that the group blames her for every failure.) By the first 2-3 parts, it was completely clear (to me) that no one else in the group wanted to run the group. They complained or disagreed about some things, but that was it. Since the end of the book resolves around that question, the story tries to keep that tension throughout, but it was no surprise to me. But it’s still a nice, warm-fuzzy ending.
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  • Michael Little
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's a romp! Funniest post box in the world!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2024
    How to capture the spirit of The Post Box Topper Chronicles? After much thought, and countless smiles and laughs (including an impressive number of belly laughs), here goes. It's a 4-letter word that begins with an R. How's this? "It's a romp!" OR maybe "It's a riot!" OR "It's a romp and a riot!"

    Yes, a riotous romp of a story! Quirky characters with playful names, like Vera Twinge and Gwillum the "malevolent and mangy, feral cat." And "the foul Shane Fowle." Gotta love them all! And, dear readers, please do judge this book by its cover.

    Thank you, Dawn, for brightening our day! With best wishes and much aloha from your Hawaii fan club!
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  • SH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2024
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    Lovely, entertaining stories. I will read more from this author.
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  • Zalewski Valerie
    5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must for topper lovers
    Reviewed in France on August 13, 2024
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    I crochet. I love post box toppers. I love to laugh. So this is the book for me. I giggled my way through it non-stop. All the characters are so funny. The topper descriptions are amusing, and I can believe the reality of the discussions. This book made me feel good. It's supposed to be fun and light-hearted and succeeds completely in my opinion.
    If you want to spend a carefree moment and giggle a little, read this book. You don't have to be a knitter to enjoy it.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not read yet!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2024
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    Decent size print, but haven’t read yet so can’t comment on content!
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