Christmas at the Keep and Other Stories
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  • Published: 28 May 2022
  • ISBN: 9780552177207
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $22.99

Christmas at the Keep and Other Stories

A moving and uplifting festive novella to escape with at Christmas

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EBook
3 Oct 2024
EBook
6 May 2021
Audiobook
29 Apr 2021
Paperback
3 Nov 2024
Paperback
28 May 2022
Hardback
13 Nov 2022
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The night she shared her secret . . . The night he'll always remember.
This delightful new novel from Marcia Willett is perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Fern Britton.

'We'll always be together, won't we?'

Childhood friends and cousins Leo and Alice had imagined their whole lives playing out on their beloved Devon beach. But one night when they are teens, sitting on the sand beneath the stars, Alice tells Leo a secret that must never be shared with anybody else . . . then packs her bag and flees.

Leo is left to build his own life - without Alice. He surrounds himself with other family and friends and on the whole is content and fulfilled. But he is left with a sense of what - or who - is missing. So decades later, when he receives a note from Alice asking if she can come home, he doesn't hesitate to agree.

But as the stars align and their reunion draws near, Leo is left to consider their separation and what so many years apart means for a relationship solidified in youth and a secret which could affect the whole family.
  • Published: 28 May 2022
  • ISBN: 9780552177207
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the author

Marcia Willett

Marcia Willett was born in Somerset and lives in deepest Devon.

A former ballet dancer and teacher, she is the author of many bestselling novels.

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Also by Marcia Willett

The Garden House
Reflections
Homecomings
Seven Days in Summer
The Songbird
Summer On The River
Indian Summer
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Praise for Christmas at the Keep and Other Stories

Warm summer reading.

Choice Magazine

Warm and engaging.

Trisha Ashley

Sweeping powers of description transport her readers to another time and place.

Rosanna Ley

Lovely . . . Made me long for a long hot summer by the sea with friends and family. I loved that new beginnings turn up when you least expect them.

Jo Thomas, author of Escape to the French Farmhouse

Riveting, moving and utterly feel-good.

Daily Mail

A beautifully woven tale of families and their secrets.

Liz Fenwick

Gentle yet poignant, it's a book to settle down with and enjoy Devon.

Devon Life

Lovely . . . Made me long for a long hot summer by the sea with friends and family. I loved that new beginnings turn up when you least expect them.

Jo Thomas, author of The Oyster Catcher
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