内容简介
Have a happy Christmas in the English countryside with avolume of three heartwarming holiday tales from Miss Read. As frostsparkles on cottage roofs and smoke rises from chimneys, theEnglish village of Fairacre is a perfect vision of Christmas joy --but even in this cozy community, celebrations of the season do notalways go as expected. In this enchanting holiday collection, MissRead shares three of her most beloved and memorable Christmastales. In Village Christmas, the Emery family is preparing tocelebrate their first Christmas in Fairacre, having moved fromLondon just three months before, and to welcome the birth of theirfourth child. When the unexpected happens on Christmas morning,their new neighbors, the elderly Waters sisters, are fortunatelynearby to lend a hand. The Christmas Mouse takes us to the nearbyvillage of Caxley. Mrs. Berry has just finished her Christmas Evepreparations when a winter storm brings two visitors seeking refugeto her hospitable home. Their chance encounter will make this anunforgettable Christmas for them all. In No Holly for Miss Quinn, afamily emergency disrupts Miss Quinn's plans for a quiet andfuss-free holiday. She agrees to look after her brother's threeyoung children while their mother is ill and soon finds herselfswept away by holiday traditions, the infectious enthusiasm of thechildren, and the surprising arrival of someone from her past. Foruplifting reading, no one rivals Miss Read. Her delightfulChristmas tales brim with good cheer and the spirit of Christmasitself.