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'We're all pilgrims,' he said thoughtfully. 'One way or another, aren't we? Always searching for something.'
As Christmas approaches, everything seems to be falling into place for Dossie. Her son Clem and his adorable five-year-old son Jakey have moved to Cornwall to be closer to her. She runs her own successful catering business. All she needs now is for the run of bad luck in her romantic life to end.
Forming a slightly unconventional family setup with Dossie are the jovial nuns of the local convent and the wonderfully eccentric Janna - a warm-hearted, generous woman who looks after little Jakey when she's not helping at the nunnery. With humour, kindness and a deep need of somewhere to belong, they form a tight bond.
But the sisters' life as they know it is at risk when an avaricious property developer starts prowling around their Grade I listed building. Will this close-knit unit who so depend on each other still be together next Christmas? And what will they have learnt about the true meaning of family?
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'We're all pilgrims,' he said thoughtfully, 'one way or another, aren't we? Always searching for something.'
Twelfth night - time to put away the Christmas angel. A new year is dawning and everything seems to be falling into place for Dossie. Her son Clem and his adorable five-year-old son Jakey have moved to Cornwall to be closer to her. She runs a successful catering business. All she needs now is some better luck in her romantic life.
Complementing Dossie's rather unconventional family set-up is the wonderfully eccentric Janna: a warm-hearted, generous woman who looks after the quirky nuns of the local convent - and little Jakey. With humour, kindness and the support of friendship, they form a tight bond.
But the Sisters' life as they know it is thrown into doubt when an avaricious property developer starts prowling around their beautiful, historic home. Will this close-knit unit who so depend on each other still be together next Christmas? And what will they have learnt about the true meaning of family, and about having somewhere you really belong?
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On a personal level I enjoyed this story; it is very easy to read, and as its title suggests would make a perfect seasonal read.
I can usually overlook the odd names and the improbable story lines, because Marcia's books supply a certain feel-good factor - lovely old country houses, delicious meals, walks with dogs, sunrises, sunsets, and (usually) all problems are resolved and the characters usually live happily ever after - or that is the impression given. But this time there were far too many relationships leading nowhere, and the descriptions of the countryside, once the mainstay of Marcia's books, became just too saccharine. And the story itself - was it about "Auntie" Gabriel, the Christmas angel, Clem (a young widower) and his sugary-sweet son Jakey (who, no doubt in an attempt to make him sound cute, could not pronounce his Rs)? Or about Mo and Pa (some of the odd names) in their large country house and their widowed daughter, Dossie (ditto) and nasty-piece-of-work son, Adam? Or about reclusive Janna and her troubled past? Or Rupert and his wife Kitty? Or about the elderly nuns in the convent-under-threat? I really have no idea. Indeed, none of the characters interested me sufficiently even for me to want to give them a good slap and tell them to get a life! As for the semi-religious theme, that was all just a little too fey. Why wasn't the nun obviously suffering from senility seen by anyone of the medical profession, for heaven's sake (pardon the pun!) Well, I did say you had to suspend reality!
Inside this book there was a good book attempting to escape. I'm sorry to say that sadly, it's not quite managed it.
I am always a bit sad to leave the world that Marcia Willett creates in her stories. The Christmas Angel was no exception. Read more
She combines again humanity, reality, integrity, spirituality in a story about people... Read more
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