{"product_id":"9781471161902-the-mother-of-all-christmases","title":"The Mother of All Christmases","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMilly Johnson writes warm, funny and poignant novels about the universal issues of friendship, family, love, good food and that little bit of magic in life that sometimes visits the unsuspecting. A perennial \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, her readership is growing significantly with every new book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mother of All Christmases \u003c\/i\u003eis a gorgeous read full of love, life, laughter, a few tears - and crackers!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson book should be bottled and made available on the NHS’ Debbie Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve Glace\u003c\/b\u003e - co-owner of the theme park Winterworld - is having a baby and her due date is a perfectly timed 25th December. And she’s decided that she and her husband \u003cb\u003eJacques \u003c\/b\u003eshould renew their wedding vows with all the pomp that was missing the first time. But growing problems at Winterworld keep distracting them … \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Pandoro\u003c\/b\u003e and her husband \u003cb\u003eJoe\u003c\/b\u003e own a small Christmas cracker factory, and are well set up and happy together despite life never blessing them with a much-wanted child. But when Annie finds that the changes happening to her body aren’t typical of the menopause but pregnancy, her joy is uncontainable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalma Collins\u003c\/b\u003e has agreed to act as a surrogate, hoping the money will get her out of the gutter in which she finds herself. But when the couple she is helping split up, is she going to be left carrying a baby she never intended to keep?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie, Palma and Eve all meet at the ‘Christmas Pudding Club’, a new directive started by a forward-thinking young doctor to help mums-to-be mingle and share their pregnancy journeys. Will this group help each other to find love, contentment and peace as Christmas approaches?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Full of\u003cb\u003e love\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003elaughter\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Full of characters you can identify with and \u003cb\u003ean uplifting sense of warmth\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eDebbie Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Johnson is a bona fide\u003cb\u003e commercial blockbuster author \u003c\/b\u003eand her latest offering is a treat … a properly juicy novel' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eAlways rooted in the deep issues that shape and shake women’s lives \u003c\/b\u003e… Sprinkled with festive cheer’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brings love, life and laughter' \u003ci\u003eYours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A festive-themed, big-hearted feast \u003cb\u003ebursting with love, laughter, tears, a cast of characters that readers will love as much as their own best friends' \u003ci\u003eLancashire Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Every time you discover a new Milly book,\u003cb\u003e it’s like finding a pot of gold'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535874335094,"sku":"9781471161902","price":6.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31852136.jpg?v=1774283401","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471161902-the-mother-of-all-christmases","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}