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Escape into the warmth of a Victorian Christmas, where the scent of fresh-baked gingerbread and the festivity of the season conspire to mend an old family feud and bring together a couple perfect for one another (if only they could see it). A heartwarming, sweet tale from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Lawson.
Turned out of their home just before Christmas, Miss Mena Clarke and her mother have no other option than to accept an invitation from Andrew Harrington, the 5th Duke of Beckford, to spend the holidays at his country estate. Mena wants nothing to do with the boy who teased her so terribly in their youth, not to mention the bitter quarrel between their parents that has kept the families apart for a decade. Yet as the snow blankets Yorkshire in white, fresh beginnings don't seem quite so impossible, after all...
About the author
Anthea Lawson is an activist and writer who has campaigned to shut down tax havens, prevent banks from facilitating corruption andenvironmental devastation, and control the arms trade. At Global Witness, she launched a campaign that changed the rules on secretcompany ownership and resulted in new laws in dozens of countries. She trained as a reporter at The Times, and studied history at Cambridge, graduating with a first.
