A brand new Miss Read novel, set in the Cotswold village of Thrush
Green at Christmas.
The villagers of Thrush Green celebrate Christmas traditionally, in a
way that has hardly changed over the generations. Children eagerly hang
up their stockings, families go to church together and everyone enjoys
the treats of the festive season. And when it snows as the carol singers
make their way round the cottages on the green, it looks as if Christmas
will be perfect this year. But not everything is as peaceful as it
seems.
Phyllida and Frank have their work cut out for them when they agree to
take on the Nativity play - made all the more difficult by an outbreak
of chicken pox. The indomitable Ella has lived in Thrush Green for as
long as anyone can remember, but lately she has been behaving strangely.
Then there are the dreadful Burwells, newcomers to Thrush Green, who
cause something of a stir with their 'home improvements'. For Nelly,
owner of The Fuchsia Bush tea shop, Christmas is an especially busy
time, with people dropping in for much-needed refreshment, weary from
all their Christmas shopping. But then she receives an unexpected
letter.
