Need some time to yourself? Grab a hot chocolate, wrap up warm and take some time to read one of these Christmas-themed books this festive season
We recommend you grab a hot chocolate, find a quiet spot, put on your cosiest socks and wrap yourself in a blanket. And then, to top the cosiness off, we recommend you settle down with one of these 12 Christmassy books, all of which are guaranteed to get you in the festive spirit.Miss Marley by Vanessa Lafaye with Rebecca Mascullwe meet one of the characters we only briefly see at the beginning of Charles Dickens’ classic. Clara Marley and her brother Jacob are homeless orphans.
Although not set purely at Christmas, this childhood classic contains one of the best Christmas scenes ever, when Anne’s foster father Matthew - going behind his strict sister Marilla’s back - presents Anne on Christmas Day with a beautiful brown dress with the puffed sleeves she has longed for. It’s a touching moment full of love and excitement, and will make you wish for that dress under your tree this year.
In this Instagram-obsessed time, we’re all sure to see images of perfect Christmases, but if you want something that captures the reality of Christmas - dry turkey, the risks of regifting, family tensions - then stop scrolling through your phone and pick upinstead. It might not provide lots of inspiration, but it will make you realise perfection at Christmas is overrated.Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbonsbefore the arrival of Flora Poste .
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