A Merry Little Christmas by Julia Williams

A Merry Little Christmas is the second Christmas novel by Julia Williams.

With four children, a Christmas cookbook to write, and her mum suffering from dementia Cat has plenty to deal with but when her eldest daughter Mel starts going off the rails, she finds life has become even more difficult.

Pippa Holliday adores her family, although often finds her hands full and when Dan is involved in a terrible accident, Pippa’s world is suddenly turned upside down.

And finally Marianne North is busy balancing her work and family lives, which is proving a bit tricky at times especially when her husband’s ex wife starts to interfere.

As the three women battle one of the hardest years of their lives, they all hope for a much brighter Christmas.

“A Merry Little Christmas” is the first book that I have read by Julia Williams and I thought it was the perfect seasonal read that warmed the cockles of my heart during the brisk weather.

Smoothly written, the story revolves the lives of three women as they are faced with the hardest withe the hardest struggles of their lives. Pippa has to deal with her disabled daughter but suddenly her world is capsized when her husband is injured in a farming accident whilst Cat’s mother is battling Alzheimers and her eldest daughter Mel is rebelling at every opportunity and Marianne is trying to balance work and home life but her husband’s ex-wife is trying to make life difficult. All three women are strong and vibrant characters that seem to thrive in drama and mayhem and will do anything to keep their family together.

With the occasional glance into the world of the teenage mind, there are chapters seen from Mel’s perspective on the world as she has to struggle with the pressure of life and boys.

Dealing with the harsh issues of disability, Alzheimers and teenage pregnancy, “A Merry Little Christmas” is a wonderfully written coming of age story about love and friendship packed with warm and bubbly characters, this book was impossible to put down.

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