The great CHRISTMAS BOOKS gift guide
Need some gift ideas? From beautifully bound children’s classics to fascinating biographies and inspirational cookery books, here’s your guide to this year’s must-have treats. And the bonus is they’re so easy to wrap!
COSY SEASONAL READS
THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by Poppy Alexander (£8.99, PB, Orion)
Freya is back home in Portneath, but after losing her mother, she’s expecting no joy from the festive season. To lift her spirits, she decides to cook throughout the 12 days of Christmas. Could it be time to pursue her dream of opening a restaurant? And could handsome Finn Harrison, the man next door, become part of her life? Find out in this deliciously romantic and uplifting story.
UNDERNEATH THE CHRISTMAS TREE by Heidi Swain (£8.99, PB, Simon & Schuster)
Redundant teacher Liza Wynter returns to her childhood town – and former family business, Wynter’s Trees. It’s a popular Christmas tree farm, run by her late father’s business partner. He’s ready to retire, so despite painful memories, Liza agrees to help transition the business to his son Ned. Will her return herald new beginnings? A seasonal romance as warm and welcome as a mug of mulled wine.
BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE by Emily Bell (£7.99, PB, Penguin)
Norah Jones spent a blissful summer in Italy 10 years ago, where she met an Irish boy called Andrew. After a magical week they went their separate ways. But, if they were still single 10 years later, they made a pact to meet on Christmas Eve on Grafton Street. It’s 2019, she’s single and, hoping for a Christmas miracle, goes to Dublin. Will she get her Happily Ever After? A romance filled with holiday spirit.
UNDER THE MISTLETOE by Sue Moorcroft (£7.99, PB, HarperCollins)
Recently divorced Laurel returns home to Middledip so she can help her sister deal with her agoraphobia and her niece’s truancy, while also running into her old boyfriend along the way. Middledip may be a beautiful chocolate-box snowy village, but
