The Xmas Factor

Thank goodness Christmas comes just once a year...!

'A heart-warming and sparkly comedy - ideal for the time of year' WOMAN'S OWN

'A funny festive read' HEAT

'A book you'll enjoy long after the last Christmas cracker has been pulled' CHOICE

Meet two women with two totally different approaches to the festive season.

Beth: it's only September, and already she has performance anxiety. Not surprising when she has agreed to lay on the annual Christmas Eve village bash - the piece de resistance of her husband's former wife - not to mention having to host Christmas for his difficult offspring. New to this frenzied build-up to the festivities, Beth begins to lose sight of what it all means. To her the Christmas lights are looking more like the headlamps of an oncoming train.

Carol: glamorous magazine editor, who put her aspirational Christmas issue to bed sometime in July and is so involved in finding a scoop to save her ailing magazine that she fails to notice the impending festive rush. Panicked and wracked with guilt, she is determined to make it a picture-perfect time for her little boy and, opting for convenience, books a lovely-sounding cottage in a quaint village.

Even the best-laid plans have a habit of unravelling - and no plan at all is a recipe for disaster. So when these two Christmases collide, it looks like it's going to be anything but goodwill towards men...

“A curl-up-and-read-in-front-of-the-fire tale that has it all - jealousy, heartache and humour.”

Beginning to dread the run-up to Christmas? Then laugh yourself out of it with Beth and Carol, the main characters in the hilarious new novel from Annie Sanders about two very busy mothers and how their Christmases collide - BELLA

A funny festive read - HEAT

A heart-warming and sparkly comedy - ideal for the time of year - WOMAN'S OWN

A book you'll enjoy long after the last Christmas cracker has been pulled - CHOICE

Annie Sanders is two people. Annie Ashworth and Meg Sanders are television and print journalists who have written an array of non-fiction books and novels together while managing to remain the best of friends. Both live in Stratford-Upon-Avon with their families.

Thank goodness Christmas comes just once a year...! 'A heart-warming and sparkly comedy - ideal for the time of year' WOMAN'S OWN 'A funny festive read' HEAT 'A book you'll enjoy long after the last Christmas cracker has been pulled' CHOICE Meet two women with two totally different approaches to the festive season.Beth: it's only September, and already she has performance anxiety. Not surprising when she has agreed to lay on the annual Christmas Eve village bash - the piece de resistance of her husband's former wife - not to mention having to host Christmas for his difficult offspring. New to this frenzied build-up to the festivities, Beth begins to lose sight of what it all means. To her the Christmas lights are looking more like the headlamps of an oncoming train. Carol: glamorous magazine editor, who put her aspirational Christmas issue to bed sometime in July and is so involved in finding a scoop to save her ailing magazine that she fails to notice the impending festive rush. Panicked and wracked with guilt, she is determined to make it a picture-perfect time for her little boy and, opting for convenience, books a lovely-sounding cottage in a quaint village.Even the best-laid plans have a habit of unravelling - and no plan at all is a recipe for disaster. So when these two Christmases collide, it looks like it's going to be anything but goodwill towards men...

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