Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’

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Alison Dunwoody thought she had it all - a great job, good salary and a great life in New York City. But when the recession hits, Alison is shocked to find that she’s lost her job. She’s too embarassed to tell her family, and instead decides to fly home to Ireland and have Christmas with her parents, sister and 3 gorgeous nieces.

Alison loves the feeling of being back home, but misses her new friend Jack from New York - he knows about her job loss and she can confide in him. Will Alison be able to keep her secret away from her family for her holiday? Or is Coming Home exactly what Alison needs to make her feel happy again?

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Lou lives in Dublin, is happily married to Ruth with 2 children and has a highly paid architects job. But the one thing Lou needs more of is time.

He works all the hours god sends, has been known to have the odd affair which he’s hidden from his wife, and his work/life balance isn’t too good. Lou decides to do someone a good turn and employs the homeless man from the street Gabe. But Gabe soon unsettles Lou, appearing to be in 2 places at once and seemingly following Lou around.

But is he to be the one to teach Lou a very important lesson about time and what is the most important thing to him? This story shows us how people are just like parcels - lots of layers that need peeling away to uncover just what is inside.

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