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Juliet Joyce is exhausted by a holiday season that is already spiraling toward chaos. Her son Tom returns home with a revolving door of unsuitable partners, her pregnant daughter Chloe and her son have moved back in, her father Frank is healing from heartbreak, and her eccentric mother Rita’s behavior is growing increasingly erratic. With Christmas fast approaching, Julian’s husband Rick feels the strain of the frenetic situation. Juliet craves her family gathered together, yearning that the holiday’s warmth be filled with love and unity despite the disarray.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Carole Matthews
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