When Bethan unexpectedly inherits a house from an old family friend, she's forced to return to the village where she was born - a village she left decades ago to escape homophobia and small-town gossip. She just wants to clear the place out, sell up, and escape back to London before Christmas. And as if being there wasn't bad enough already, the house over the road has some truly obnoxious Christmas lights.
Everyone in the village loves Mali's community-spirited Christmas lights. Everyone, that is, except for the rude - and annoyingly beautiful - newcomer across the road. Grieving the loss of a beloved friend, and worried about keeping her job at the local nature reserves, Mali doesn't have any patience left for entitled interlopers. But places can change, and people can surprise you - as Christmas approaches, can Bethan and Mali get past their festive feud and see the light?This novella has one chapter for each day from December 1-25 - it can be read all at once or one day at a time, advent calendar-style."A new favourite Christmas read! This novella is the most delicious Advent treat." - Stephanie Burgis, author of Wooing the Witch Queen and Snowspelled
When Bethan unexpectedly inherits a house from an old family friend, she's forced to return to the village where she was born - a village she left decades ago to escape homophobia and small-town gossip. She just wants to clear the place out, sell up, and escape back to London before Christmas. And as if being there wasn't bad enough already, the house over the road has some truly obnoxious Christmas lights.
Everyone in the village loves Mali's community-spirited Christmas lights. Everyone, that is, except for the rude - and annoyingly beautiful - newcomer across the road. Grieving the loss of a beloved friend, and worried about keeping her job at the local nature reserves, Mali doesn't have any patience left for entitled interlopers. But places can change, and people can surprise you - as Christmas approaches, can Bethan and Mali get past their festive feud and see the light?This novella has one chapter for each day from December 1-25 - it can be read all at once or one day at a time, advent calendar-style."A new favourite Christmas read! This novella is the most delicious Advent treat." - Stephanie Burgis, author of Wooing the Witch Queen and Snowspelled