XMAS BOOKS
Per fect as gifts, but buy extra as you might not want to give any of them away! PICK OFTHE MONTH
One More For Christmas
By Sarah Morgan
(HQ, PB, £7.99)
Successful businesswoman
Gayle has no time for
Christmas – she’s all about productivity – but when a freak accident makes her question her choices, she invites herself to join estranged daughters Samantha and Ella for their Christmas in the beautiful Scottish Highlands. Will Gayle rediscover the magic of the season – and more impor tantly, will she win the forgiveness of her daughters? Only if she starts telling the truth about the family secrets she’s buried, and proves she can be a better grandmother than she was a mother. Samantha meanwhile falls for the charms of their host, Brodie McIntyre, while Ella must finally learn to be true to herself!
Here & Now by Santa Montefiore (Simon & Schuster, HB, £16.99)
When 66-year-old postmistress Marigold’s memor y begins to falter, her family must rally round to ensure that she gets all the love and suppor t she needs. This surprisingly uplifting account of a family facing the challenges of dementia will surely tug at your hear tstrings.
Charlotte
By Helen Moffett
(Manilla Press, HB, £14.99) The shades of Pemberley are invoked in this companion novel to Pride & Prejudice. Eliza Bennett’s friend Charlotte is now married to Mr Collins, and mother of two lively girls. But tragedy haunts her, and love eludes her – until she visits her old friend at Pemberley.
Wonder ful!
Blitz Spirit
By Becky Brown
(Hodder & Stoughton, HB, £14.99)
All this year, we’ve been invoking the Blitz spirit as we deal with an unprecedented pandemic. But did our parents and grandparents of WWII really just grin and bear it? This fascinating new collection of their diar y extracts reveals the truth – and makes for ver y enter taining reading.
The Little Book of Marmalade
By Lucy Deedes
(HQ, HB, £9.99)
When life gives you oranges (surely there’s one tucked in your Christmas stocking?), make marmalade! With lots of lovely recipes for ever yone’s favourite preser ve plus super suggestions for how to use your marmalade in baking, cooking and even cocktails, this is the book for you.
Royalty Revealed
By Brian Hoey
(Biteback Publishing, PB, £9.99) Who was the first royal lady to appear in public wearing trousers? Who supplies Her Majesty’s tea? How does one of fer a loyal toast? Crammed with facts, figures and anecdotes about palace life, this unbeatable guide to our monarchy is one for royalists ever ywhere.