The Season to Be Jolly: 10 heartwarming and humorous short stories for Christmas and the festive season

Will Melina be able to give up her role as Christmas cook this year? Riccardo always looks out for the same person at Christmas Mass, but what will he do now that she’s actually appeared? Mummy and Daddy keep getting presents through the post but they don’t know who’s sending them. How can they find out?

Ten humorous and heart-warming short stories brimming with Sicilian sunshine and mountain snow, fragrant with freshly baked panettone and ringing with Christmas bells, perfect for the festive season.

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Hartley’s stories are a tonic: full of delightful, down-to-earth characters and recognisable life dilemmas, as well as unexpected twists. Above all, each story reminds us that simple human goodness can still be found and shared. -Sandy Salisbury