The uplifting festive read from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Christmas for Beginners Can the imperfect family really have the perfect Christmas? Juliet Joyce adores Christmas. She loves the presents the tree the turkey the tinsel everything. Already the festive spirit is upon her which is just as well as this Christmas things are starting to get out of hand. Her son Tom is out of work and bringing home a slew of unsuitable partners; pregnant daughter Chloe and her little boy have moved back in; Juliet''s father Frank is getting over a heartbreak of his own and Rita her eccentric mother is behaving more erratically each day. And has the chaos got too much for Juliet''s husband Rick? With the big day fast approaching Juliet hopes that she can stop everything spiralling out of control because the only thing she wants is her family all around her and her home to be filled with love at Christmas. Your favourite authors love Carole Matthews: ''A gorgeous novel that will delight'' KATIE FFORDE ''Fun fantastic and brimming with Matthews magic'' MILLY JOHNSON ''A life-affirming story full of joy and hope'' CATHY BRAMLEY ''An irresistibly warm-hearted story'' TRISHA ASHLEY ''Warm witty and hopeful - I was charmed'' SARAH MORGAN ''The queen of funny feel good fiction'' MIKE GAYLE . Language: English