The Palace Girls at Christmas

Buckingham Palace, Christmas 1952 When plucky young Caroline Stratton is offered a secretarial job at the Palace, she can''t believe her luck. Moving upstairs from her friends in the Royal Household''s staff is daunting, but she''s determined to make her East End family proud. Then, just days later, her brother is framed for murder and arrested. Caroline is devastated. How can she help him, when she risks losing the livelihood that keeps her family afloat if the story came out? With the Palace preparing for the first festive season of the new Queen''s reign, can Caroline find the strength to trust her friends, and prove her brother''s innocence in time for Christmas? This heart-wrenching, inspiring historical saga for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown is the perfect novel to curl up by the fire with.

About the author

Emma Royal is the pen name for established romance writer Katie Ginger who also writes as Annabel French. She has always loved historical fiction and has a Masters degree in history. When not writing, she can be found running around after her two children and two dogs along with her husband.

Product details

• Authors: Emma Royal
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 18.09.2025
• EAN: 9781804945506
• ISBN: 978-1-80494-550-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Christmas, Westminster, Sagas, FICTION / Sagas, Historical fiction, c 1950 to c 1959, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Narrative theme: love / relationships