
A Christmas Beginning (Christmas Novella 5)
a touching, festive novella of love and murder
$27.39
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2008
Summary
A Christmas Redemption: An Anglesey Mystery
Runcorn, a bachelor haunted by memories of lost love, seeks solace in Anglesey during the Christmas season, hoping to escape the loneliness that grips him. However, his past resurfaces when he encounters John Barclay, the brother of Melisande, the woman he once adored.
Despite Melisande’s presence, Runcorn believes their social divide is too vast to bridge. But fate intervenes when tragedy strikes: the vicar’s sister is found murde…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755334315 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755334310 |
| Series: | Christmas Novella |
| Author: | Anne Perry |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 93g |
| Dimensions: | 176mm x 110mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
The tale is redolent with Victorian atmosphere, from the hypocritical snobbishness to the rigid social conventions of the time
Praise for Anne Perry’s other Christmas novellas: ‘This brief work has an almost Jamesian subtlety, and with its powerful message of responsibility and redemption - “We need both to forgive and to be forgiven” - it conveys a moral force in keeping with the season * Wall Street Journal *The tale is redolent with Victorian atmosphere, from the hypocritical snobbishness to the rigid social conventions of the time * Tangled Web *If you don’t have a lump in your throat by the time you finish the final few pages, you shouldn’t have had all that sherry * Yorkshire Evening Post *
About The Author
Anne Perry
New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry lives in Portmahomack, Scotland, and her well-loved series featuring Thomas and Charlotte Pitt has recently been adapted for television. THE CATER STREET HANGMAN was watched by millions of viewers when it was broadcast by ITV. Also available from Headline are the critically acclaimed William and Hester Monk mysteries.
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