Christmas At The Crescent By Veronica Henry

‘Christmas At The Crescent’ is the perfect evening accompaniment, a luxurious and delicious treat of a story that certainly makes your tummy rumble with the assortment of puddings and cakes and your mouth water at the conclusion of handsome men.

At Number 14, Josie Ballard is up to her ears in brandy, raisins and cherries as she battles to make forty Christmas puddings to sell at Bath Christmas Market. Ever since Giles walked out the day their baby was born, Josie has had to work twice as hard to make ends meet. Sacrificing a career as a chef, her famous steamed puddings keep her and her gorgeous baby boy Titus afloat. Almost. So when, in the middle of Stir Up Sunday, a new neighbour in the Crescent complains about the noise that Titus is making, Josie gives him a basinful…

Giles, meanwhile, is finding life in the fast-lane with his uber-glamorous new girlfriend Rebecca rather draining. With one party blurring into another, he’s now wondering if he hasn’t made a terrible mistake in abandoning Josie and his child. Isn’t it time he grew up, his mother asks, and Giles is starting to agree. So when he discovers Josie has a handsome new neighbour, Giles decides it’s time to step up to his parental duties…

The story is seen from the perspectives of separated couple Josie and Giles, one of them is moving forward whilst the other is stuck in a rut. Josie is a sweet, warmhearted character, who seems complacent in life, whereas Giles regrets leaving Josie for his ex-girlfriend on the day that Josie gives birth to their son Titus. Preferring to have a quiet life, Josie rarely speaks up and and wants nothing more than to make Titus’ first Christmas a perfect one. Struggling for money, she works part time at a local hotel, whilst making puddings for the local Christmas market, and Giles enjoys a more sociable life with his demanding girlfriend and slightly interfering mother, he reflects on the life that he could have had and longs to spend more time with his son. Meanwhile Josie has caught the attention of a new resident on the apartments. Harry, a handsome script writer, provides Josie with a welcome distraction and makes her feel desired again.

‘Christmas At The Crescent’ is a lovely Christmas story, that will warm the cockles of your heart with lovely characters and an adorably, inquisitive little boy, that will have you smiling throughout.

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