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8 FESTIVE READS TO GET YOU IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT


CHARLOTTE VOSSEN
November 1, 2023


With the festive season around the corner, there are three things you can do
(aside from decorating your home) to get you in the Christmas spirit. Firstly,
watch a holiday film. I start with Harry Potter before switching to classics
like The Family Stone or The Holiday. Secondly, switch up those Spotify
playlists – maybe ease in with a little bit of Mariah Carey or Michael Bublé.
And finally, snuggle up on the sofa with a good book.



From cosy crime novels to warm-hearted romantic comedies and a collection of
twelve ghostly tales – all set around the holidays, here are eight books to add
to your Christmas reading list...




THE CHRISTMAS WISH BY LINDSEY KELK

It’s another laugh-out-loud romcom from Lindsey Kelk, but with a snowy Groundhog
Day twist.



Newly-single Gwen Baker goes home for the holidays to bury her woes with festive
films, country walks and a mountain of chocolate, only to find that her teenage
crush Dev is back in their small village as well – and it turns out he’s just as
kind, funny and good-looking as she remembers. The next day, she wakes up to
discover it’s Christmas all over again, but would repeat meet-cutes with Dev
really be so bad for a heart that needs mending?




£8.99, Waterstones




MISTLETOE MALICE BY KATHLEEN FARRELL

Originally published in 1951, this ‘rediscovered seasonal classic’ by Kathleen
Farrell has been reprinted for the first time in 70 years. It’s described as a
‘devilishly funny’ portrait of a dysfunctional post-war English family’s
festivities as they reunite in a seaside cottage for the Christmas holiday from
hell. 

Sorrow and Bliss author Meg Mason says it’s ‘literary comfort and joy’.



£9.99, Waterstones


THE CHRISTMAS APPEAL BY JANICE HALLETT

Following the phenomenal success of her 2021 debut thriller The Appeal, Lower
Lockwood’s local theatre group returns to the stage in Janice Hallett’s The
Christmas Appeal.

The Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their Christmas production of Jack and
the Beanstalk to raise money for a new church roof, but goodwill is distinctly
lacking among the amateur theatre enthusiasts this holiday season. When a dead
body is found onstage, lawyers Femi and Charlotte have to identify both the
victim and killer before the curtain closes on their holiday production – for
good.



£12.99, Waterstones


MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP BY JENNY COLGAN

Return to the snow-covered streets of Edinburgh in this sequel to Jenny Colgan’s
feel-good holiday read The Christmas Bookshop.

Carmen isn’t really looking forward to the holidays; her struggling bookshop is
the filming site of a cheesy Christmas movie, an obnoxious millionaire wants to
turn McCredie’s into a souvenir shop, and she’s still reeling slightly from a
breakup. But just as snow begins to fall and the lights of Christmas blink on,
all sorts of lovely new possibilities present themselves…for McCredie’s
bookstore, and for Carmen herself.



£14.99, Waterstones


THE CHRISTMAS JIGSAW MURDERS BY ALEXANDRA BENEDICT

Another addictive crime novel by the author of The Christmas Murder Game and
Murder On The Christmas Express.

When renowned puzzle setter and Christmas sceptic Edie O’Sullivan finds a
hand-delivered present on her doorstep – a box with six jigsaw pieces that, when
fitted together, show part of a crime scene and a threatening message – she
contacts her nephew, DI Sean Brand-O’Sullivan, to help solve the clues. But when
the body count starts to rise, Edie knows that only she has the knowledge to put
together the killer’s murderous puzzle.



£14.99, Waterstones


MURDER AT HOLLY HOUSE BY DENZIL MEYRICK

From the bestselling author of the D.C.I. Daley series, Murder at Holly House is
a cleverly plotted Christmas crime novel set on the 1950s Yorkshire Moors. 

When a dead stranger is found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the remote
town of Elderby, inspector Frank Grasby is ordered to investigate. But as
blizzards hit the North York Moors, cutting off the village from help, and the
local doctor's husband is found murdered, Grasby begins to realise that everyone
in Elderby is hiding something. 



£16.99, Waterstones


THE WINTER SPIRITS BY IMOGEN HERMES GOWAR

The ultimate bedfellow on frosty nights, The Winter Spirits is a collection of
new and original ghostly tales authored by some of today’s most loved and lauded
writers of historical and gothic fiction – including The Binding’s Bridget
Collins, Pandora’s Susan Stokes-Chapman and The Hoarder’s Jess Kidd. The stories
are all centred around Christmas or Advent, and will take you from a haunted
Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret. 



£14.99, Waterstones


DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER BY ALICE SLATER

Taking place in a bookstore during the run up to Christmas, Alice Slater’s
‘creepy’ crime novel has been given a festive makeover – new endpapers and a new
red foiled design.

Obsessed with serial killer books and murder podcasts, Roach has worked at
Spines her entire adult life. When Laura, a pretty and charismatic children’s
bookseller, is brought in to help rejuvenate the struggling bookstore branch,
Roach recognizes in her an unexpected kindred spirit. As curiosity blooms into
morbid obsession, she becomes determined to be a part of Laura’s story – whether
Laura wants her in it or not.



£14.99, Waterstones



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Use chicken thigh or leftover cooked chicken to make this pie. Chicken stock is
ideal to create the rich sauce, thickened with a roux – but you can use dry
white wine if you don’t have any stock to hand.

Whole roast cinnamon chicken with rice

This is a favourite for my family. The whole chicken cooks over the rice, with
the spices scenting both to create the most deliciously sticky chicken pilaf.

Chicken soup with lemongrass and coconut

I have eaten similar soups to this in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Each time,
with each bowlful, I swear it is the best chicken soup I’ll eat.

Miso mustard butter chicken and cabbage

If you think baked chicken and cabbage sounds, well, a bit pedestrian, this is
definitely not the case. Try to source a pointed, sweetheart or hispi cabbage
for this recipe – the loose structure of the leaves means they suit roasting
very well. Softened butter mixed through with miso and mustard is a tremendous
combination.

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perfectly.

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Drinks: Charlotte’s bonfire bevvies

Bold and velvety reds along with warming spicy tipples are my go-to choices for
crisp evenings and firework frolics. This week’s reds from Argentina and
Australia are party-pleasing, palate-cuddling favourites that provide the
perfect touch of cheery warmth on a chilly night. And for something a little bit
stronger, try a Palo Cortado dry sherry – a delectable alternative to whisky –
or a cheeky canned negroni.

My Life in Food: Ed Gamble

The comedian, 37, tells Tom Parker Bowles about the fun of fiery food, what he
doesn’t want to find in his dessert and the only way to eat celery

The canny cook: salmon with couscous & tzatziki

A full-flavoured meal for two that can be on the table in ten minutes


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folk, says Sophie Hines



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