A Merry Little Christmas

A Merry Little Christmas
Julia Williams

An absorbing novel about family, love and friendship from the bestselling author of Last Christmas.With four children, a Christmas cookbook to write, and her mum suffering from dementia, Cat Tinsall has plenty to juggle. When her eldest daughter, Mel, starts going off the rails, Cat has even more on her plate.Pippa Holliday adores her family, although often finds her hands full. When Dan is involved in a terrible accident, Pippa’s world is suddenly turned upside down.Balancing her job as a school teacher with twins and her step-son Steven isn’t easy for Marianne North. With her husband’s ex causing trouble, life is getting even trickier.As Cat, Pippa and Marianne help each other through a difficult year, they’re all hoping for a much brighter Christmas.

JULIA WILLIAMS

A Merry Little Christmas

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Source ISBN-13: 9781847560896

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For my gorgeous girls: Katie, Alex, Christine and Steph And in loving memory of Rosemarie Williams

Contents

Title Page (#u17d5a674-f7e6-5128-85e3-03e7072fa1e6)

Copyright (#u0f98966d-88f5-515b-8fa6-751abd259c87)

Dedication (#ubcc2d3c7-58a4-5f37-9425-a09869bef137)

Prologue (#u753f5c9a-7700-5162-b09e-4a2d2960bc03)

Part One: Let Your Heart Be Light (#u603bed94-6bf2-5ced-ad80-84e84a34ac1f)

January (#u3663c05d-980c-50be-bbaf-ced8c0d4ae71)

Chapter One (#u72e6f8f1-cab8-549e-a406-c1544b28b3cd)

Chapter Two (#ud7cab33a-2139-5a47-94c4-4f11e2e62b2c)

Chapter Three (#ud70f33e3-13b6-50ca-9271-499ab6cdaca2)

February (#uf3db07bb-28d2-5ca0-b592-ed0f78dc680e)

Chapter Four (#u182401e5-9fe2-5b84-a519-3c33029794e9)

Chapter Five (#u67617c37-198d-5a5c-923d-61e4018408f3)

Chapter Six (#uccf8a2f2-0f3c-527e-8498-290a20a1270e)

March (#ue33377f7-339e-5eb5-8a14-e72316fd2420)

Chapter Seven (#uf87b588c-2354-5d68-a511-7e9f9929390c)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Two: If the Fates Allow (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

May (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

June (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)