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The perfect festive stocking-filler: a heartwarming and funny novella by bestselling author Chrissie Manby.
With just two weeks to go until Christmas, the menfolk of the Benson-Edwards household - stars of The Proper Family series - are both on Santa's legendary 'naughty list'. Eight-year-old Jack for the usual childish pranks. His thirty-nine-year-old father Mark for flirting with another woman at wife Ronnie's office party.
To get back into Santa's favours, Jack sets about a campaign of 'good deeds' ranging from taking his parents their breakfast in bed to doing his grandmother's dusting. But Mark has a harder task ahead of him. How can he convince Ronnie that her New Year's resolution shouldn't be 'get a divorce'? He decides he's prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice and put his precious record collection on eBay to raise the money to buy her a very special Christmas gift.
But Jack's good deeds increasingly end in disastrous results and Mark efforts at regaining Ronnie's trust look set to come to nothing. The night before Christmas, the festive spirit still hasn't arrived at the Benson-Edwards' house. Will fiction's favourite family make it to Boxing Day?
Praise for Chrissie Manby (:)
Deliciously funny (Heat)
Hilarious . . . I loved it. Six stars, hurrah! (Daily Mail)
This sassy and addictive read will make you laugh - a lot! (Closer)
Manby's novels are made for holidays. (Glamour)
Nothing short of brilliant (Marie Claire)
A gloriously delicious read! . . . Packed with warm characters and hilarious situations (www.handwrittengirl.com)
About the Author
Chrissie Manby is the author of twenty-two romantic comedies including A PROPER FAMILY HOLIDAY, THE MATCHBREAKER and THE WORST CASE SCENARIO COOKERY CLUB. She has had several Sunday Times bestsellers and her novel about behaving badly after a break-up, GETTING OVER MR RIGHT, was nominated for a Melissa Nathan Award.
Chrissie was raised in Gloucester, in the west of England, and now lives in London. Contrary to the popular conception of chick-lit writers, she is such a bad home-baker that her own father threatened to put her last creation on www.cakewrecks.com. She is, however, partial to white wine and shoes she can't walk in.
You can follow her on Twitter @chrissiemanby, or visit her website www.chrissiemanby.co.uk to find out more.
Genre: General Fiction
With just two weeks to go until Christmas, the menfolk of the Benson-Edwards household - stars of The Proper Family series - are both on Santa's legendary 'naughty list'. Eight-year-old Jack for the usual childish pranks. His thirty-nine-year-old father Mark for flirting with another woman at wife Ronnie's office party.
To get back into Santa's favours, Jack sets about a campaign of 'good deeds' ranging from taking his parents their breakfast in bed to doing his grandmother's dusting. But Mark has a harder task ahead of him. How can he convince Ronnie that her New Year's resolution shouldn't be 'get a divorce'? He decides he's prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice and put his precious record collection on eBay to raise the money to buy her a very special Christmas gift.
But Jack's good deeds increasingly end in disastrous results and Mark efforts at regaining Ronnie's trust look set to come to nothing. The night before Christmas, the festive spirit still hasn't arrived at the Benson-Edwards' house. Will fiction's favourite family make it to Boxing Day?
Praise for Chrissie Manby (:)
Deliciously funny (Heat)
Hilarious . . . I loved it. Six stars, hurrah! (Daily Mail)
This sassy and addictive read will make you laugh - a lot! (Closer)
Manby's novels are made for holidays. (Glamour)
Nothing short of brilliant (Marie Claire)
A gloriously delicious read! . . . Packed with warm characters and hilarious situations (www.handwrittengirl.com)
About the Author
Chrissie Manby is the author of twenty-two romantic comedies including A PROPER FAMILY HOLIDAY, THE MATCHBREAKER and THE WORST CASE SCENARIO COOKERY CLUB. She has had several Sunday Times bestsellers and her novel about behaving badly after a break-up, GETTING OVER MR RIGHT, was nominated for a Melissa Nathan Award.
Chrissie was raised in Gloucester, in the west of England, and now lives in London. Contrary to the popular conception of chick-lit writers, she is such a bad home-baker that her own father threatened to put her last creation on www.cakewrecks.com. She is, however, partial to white wine and shoes she can't walk in.
You can follow her on Twitter @chrissiemanby, or visit her website www.chrissiemanby.co.uk to find out more.
Genre: General Fiction
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