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18th out of 66 books
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83 voters
A Merry Little Christmas
by
Julia Williams (Goodreads Author)
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...more
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...more
Paperback, 355 pages
Published
October 25th 2012
by Avon
(first published October 1st 2012)
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From the score, it looks like I didn't think much of this book and that's not true at all. This was a perfectly pleasant novel, although from the cover and title, I was hoping for a bit more of a Christmas-y story. The problem that I had with this novel, is that it's set over the course of a year and following three separate families and it all just gets too much. There's too many different stories and plotlines going all over the place and so you don't end up engaged with any of them. The stori...more
A Merry Little Christmas is not only a Christmas text, but it really helps the reader connect with the characters. What I adored about this text was I could see a clear image of how this text is basically a reflection on how peoples lives can be in our Non Fiction world. This story just tells the reader how challenging and difficult life can be for people in this generation while relating to the recession and cuts by the National Sunshine Trust a rehabilitation facility for those with Special Ne...more
A Merry Little Christmas by Julia Williams has to get top marks from me for the traditional festive cover, a snow covered setting with a family singing carols around the tree and yes a nice sprinkling of glitter in the title, oooooooo I am looking forward to this one!
PLOT
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 a...more
PLOT
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 a...more
Cat Tinsall is a mum of four. Cat was always close to her own mother and now her mother is suffering from dementia, Cat longs to form a close relationship with her eldest daughter Mel. But when Mel rebels and goes off the rails and she finds herself in trouble will this bring mother and daughter closer together? Or tear them further apart?
Pippa Holliday relies on husband Dan to help out with the family and to give her support. Their daughter Lucy has got special needs and needs constant care and...more
Pippa Holliday relies on husband Dan to help out with the family and to give her support. Their daughter Lucy has got special needs and needs constant care and...more
I was really looking forward to getting into another Julia Williams novel after enjoying The Summer Season earlier this year. This one did not disappoint.
Unexpectedly, the story does not begin as the families are preparing for Christmas, but at the beginning of the year. We follow the four families throughout the year and over the festive period.
My only little niggle was that at the beginning of the novel I felt overwhelmed with getting to know the four families so quickly. I felt like I had w...more
Unexpectedly, the story does not begin as the families are preparing for Christmas, but at the beginning of the year. We follow the four families throughout the year and over the festive period.
My only little niggle was that at the beginning of the novel I felt overwhelmed with getting to know the four families so quickly. I felt like I had w...more
Simply brilliant! I loved the story, loved the characters and loved the village life. However i was disappointed that most of the book wasn't about Christmas, which was expected given the title. But still a brilliant read and i will defiantly be reading more of Julia's books.
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Amazing story, which was very close to home. I laughed and i cried. Very sad when i had finished it as i think i could of read it forever.
It was lovely to follow the 3 families through their year and getting to know them. I am definatly going to read more books by this author.
It was lovely to follow the 3 families through their year and getting to know them. I am definatly going to read more books by this author.
I loved this one- a sequel to Last Christmas that I finished a couple of weeks ago. I was really keen to catch up with the characters- so I'm still reading my christmas selections!
This was a sequel to Last Christmas. I really enjoyed it. The characters feel real and everything does not magically wrap up at the end. This is the best Julia Williams book I have read.
This was bought for me by my son, so I was determined to be seen reading it! It was good, a little 'slow' possibly won't be reading her again though. Think there was just too much going on,and not the focus on Christmas that you'd expect from a book with this title
I just wanted a bit of Christmas fluff to read in the holidays. That is exactly what it is. Only read at Christmas and in emergencies. Middle class tripe.
Not the most ground breaking read, but a nice, happy, easy one for Christmas. I was particularly interested in Mel's storyline and liked the little additions at the end of the book, such as the cheat's guide to Christmas and the Economic Christmas Pud recipe.
i like all her books this one ended a little differently not so happy ever after for some.
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Found it a bit hard going at first but then I started to enjoy the characters and their own personal struggles throughout the year, leading up to Christmas. A heart wrenching story in places but keeps you gripped to see how it will work out.
Lovely easy read, nice story, feel good factor
I was really looking forward to reading this book but I was a bit dissappointed and I did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Christmas was only really mentioned at the beginning and end of the book. I think if I had read it at any other time of the year I would of probably given it more stars. Also found that there was a bit to much going on with four families and at times it was a bit hard to keep up!
Loved this book! It was a great easy read. I really liked and empathised with all the main characters Cat, Marianne and Pippa. You can see bits of yourself in all of them.
This is the sequel to Last Christmas but it can be read as a stand alone as I have done. Will probably read Last Christmas now to see what the characters were doing leading up to the events in this book.
Definitely one to Recommend!!
This is the sequel to Last Christmas but it can be read as a stand alone as I have done. Will probably read Last Christmas now to see what the characters were doing leading up to the events in this book.
Definitely one to Recommend!!
Loved this book
A very good read about the ups and downs of life.
A really lovely book, there were twists turns and truly moments that made you want to close your eyes and wish it all away!
I felt like I was part of the story, watching with care what was happening to the families, wanting to support them, comfort them and celebrate with them!
A fantastic Christmas read!
I felt like I was part of the story, watching with care what was happening to the families, wanting to support them, comfort them and celebrate with them!
A fantastic Christmas read!
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