Christmas at the Keep: A moving and uplifting festive novella to escape with at Christmas

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And now Ed , the black sheep of the family, is finally coming home after ten years living in the USA.

If she looks across the river Evie can see Kingswear with its tier upon tier of houses stacked on the hill above the marina: narrow terraced houses the color of ice cream: mint, vanilla, bubblegum, coffee. There are dozens of Christmas romantic novels being published, or have been published, this month, and I’m a pushover for a lovely Christmas story. He’s in the garage right now on one of his projects, no doubt making something or repairing something.

Nestled in the Devon countryside, the Keep has always been a refuge for the Chadwick family- forever warm and welcoming through the challenges life has thrown at them. I’m not sure if it’s spelled out exactly where it is supposed to be; it probably doesn’t much matter.

I only recently learned that ‘Missee Lee’ is, similarly, supposed to have been a fictional story written by the (fictional) characters, which explains, perhaps, why it’s so exciting and (frankly) a bit surreal in places. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As a book intended for people of around nine or ten and upwards, I think it’s remarkable in the way it helps build understanding of those who may be different from us. After recently having well needed cataract surgery at 75 now, I have discovered The Summer House, devoured it and just finished the Sea Garden. She’s in her twenties, I suppose, and is slowly coming to terms with the sudden, unexpected death of her father Martin.In my meandering, gradual read-through of the lengthy Chalet School series by Elinor M Brent-Dyer (with a few extra fill-ins) I reached ‘Jo to the Rescue’. So she’s delighted to discover that Roger has been studying Latin, and determines to hold Latin classes for all her visitors. Roddy and I contributed the historical chapters for a book on his home town of Dartmouth, and I occasionally provided Marcia with local lore.