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SARAH MORGAN lives near London with her husband and two sons. An international bestseller, her books have been translated into more than thirty languages and she has sold over sixteen million copies.
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Snow Crystal series
Sleigh Bells in the Snow
Suddenly Last Summer
Maybe This Christmas
Puffin Island series
First Time in Forever
Some Kind of Wonderful
Christmas Ever After
From Manhattan with Love series
Sleepless in Manhattan
Sunset in Central Park
Miracle on 5th Avenue
New York, Actually
Holiday in the Hamptons
Moonlight Over Manhattan
How To Keep A Secret
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018
Copyright © Sarah Morgan 2018
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Ebook Edition © November 2018 ISBN: 9781474070706
Version: 2018-09-28
Hello!
Christmas is my favourite time of year but I’m the first to admit that reality doesn’t always meet expectation! I sometimes feel I have more turkey disaster stories than the average person, but I could be wrong (and if we meet in person and you want to compare festive nightmares, I’m sure we’ll bond for life).
Of course all of us want Christmas to be as perfect as possible and that’s the case for the family in this book. The McBrides, including sisters Hannah, Beth and Posy only get together at Christmas which increases the pressure on everyone to make it the best it can be. Add to that the fact that everyone brings their own personal baggage along with their Christmas gifts, and it’s inevitable that things will start to go wrong.
I had fun exploring the complex family dynamics in this story. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it and that your own celebrations, whatever form they take, go smoothly and meet all your expectations!
Love Sarah
xx
To the wonderful Lisa Milton, with love and thanks.
Life is so constructed that an event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation.
Charlotte Brontë
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