Since November 2009Book News: Last Christmas by Julia Williams
April 15th, 2009 by Leah
The synopsis for Julia Williams’ next novel, Last Christmas has appeared on Amazon.co.uk. It reads:
Catherine Tinsall is gearing up for Christmas - in the middle of summer. As the Writer in Chief on Happy Homes magazine, she is putting together a ‘perfect Christmas’ competition, to remind readers of the festive season’s true meaning. In the sleepy Shropshire village of Hope Christmas, Marianne Mistletan enters with the suggestion that her village’s nativity play be held in the ancient chapel of Fitzcross Manor, home to the St Nicholas family. Catherine is completely entranced by the idea, and Marianne to her delight finds that she has won. Waiting in the wings to help Marianne organise the set design is the cool and charismatic Joe Carpenter, who may or may not be just what she wants for Christmas. Meanwhile, for Catherine, the Happy Homemaker image is wearing thin, as her fifteen-year old marriage appears to be in trouble. Then tragedy strikes and Catherine is forced to reassess her priorities, and work out what the perfect Christmas really means. And overseeing it all, is the figure of John St Nicholas, lord of the manor and perhaps, for some, a Christmas angel! For anyone who’s wondered whether Christmas is over-priced hype, think again…
It sounds great and I loved Pastures New and have Strictly Love in my to-read pile. There is no cover up yet but I can tell you it’s called Last Christmas and is out in October.
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I’m the same, loved Pastures New and have to read Strictly Love, and this sounds great too.