It’s the most wonderful period of the year… and an ideal moment to escape to a charming English village! Through the beloved writer whose books are ‘sheer indulgence from start to end’ (SOPHIE KINSELLA) comes a wonderful holiday tale – funny, heartfelt, passionate and filled with dishes – ideal for the winter weeks.

In the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne, the Christmas season has arrived. It’s a joyous period for family, close friends, and feasting, as decorations about Xmas at Little Beach Road Bakery: A Novel sparkle along the town’s winding roads and shop home windows shine with festive displays. And in Polly’s Small Beach Road Bakery, the aroma of gingerbread cookies and various other treats tempts people in through the cold.

Though Polly is occupied keeping up with the demands of the season, she still makes time on her behalf beekeeper boyfriend, Huckle. She’s specifically happy to be celebrating the vacation this year with him, and can’t wait around to cuddle up in front of the fireplace using a cup of eggnog on Christmas Eve.

But holiday bliss shortly gives way to panic when a storm slashes the village off from the mainland. Now it will require all of the villagers to work together to be able to make certain everyone includes a happy holiday.

Full of center and laughter, Jenny Colgan’s most recent novel can be an instant Christmastime basic.