Book description
Demi Holly is home for Christmas. . . reluctantly.
Drama teacher Demi's dreams of being waited on all Christmas by her mum and dad are becoming less likely by the second. Thrust into helping with the annual yarn bombing event, in memory of her late aunt, she’s torn between family…
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1 author picked Christmas in Coolsbay as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I mistakenly read this book in the summer, but I love that it’s so Christmassy. Scenes involving snow, mince pies, and egg nog make for a perfect snuggly Christmas read.
The lead character, Demi Holly, is getting everything wrong on the same theme as the other books I’m recommending. She’s resigned from her job, has an affair with a loser, and can’t get on with her sister. Despite this, I found plenty of good in Demi and loved that she was funny, real, and relatable. I laughed out loud several times at Belle’s writing, and there are some excellent, memorable…
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