tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112025224383333087.post4215177490950685270..comments2024-01-24T05:39:11.144+00:00Comments on Margaret James: Christmas is coming!Margaret Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17979380013524036042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112025224383333087.post-73354850829418929642011-11-16T18:52:18.752+00:002011-11-16T18:52:18.752+00:00Yes, Jean - the Christmas novel is a genre in its ...Yes, Jean - the Christmas novel is a genre in its own right nowadays! I'm about to read a novel by David Logan called Lost Christmas which looks intriguing. In the meantime, I'll eat another mince pie :-)Margaret Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979380013524036042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112025224383333087.post-2212390738931570202011-11-16T15:02:22.229+00:002011-11-16T15:02:22.229+00:00Hi Margaret!
It seems as if it's going to be a...Hi Margaret!<br />It seems as if it's going to be a bumper Christmas for romantic Yuletide novels! If I read them all, I don't know how I'm going to find time to get ready! At least I, too, have baked my cake! :)<br />Best Wishes,<br />JeanJean Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112025224383333087.post-27950923752585321402011-11-04T17:32:49.116+00:002011-11-04T17:32:49.116+00:00Francine - Trisha's novel is a contemporary ro...Francine - Trisha's novel is a contemporary romantic comedy, but it has lots about the mediaeval mystery plays in it which should appeal to history buffs! There are some good jokes, too.Margaret Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979380013524036042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112025224383333087.post-49843542295791241832011-11-04T13:22:38.437+00:002011-11-04T13:22:38.437+00:00Mmmmm I can almost smell the lovley Christmas cake...Mmmmm I can almost smell the lovley Christmas cake you are baking. And as for Trisha Ashley's The Magic Of Christmas, you just could be right there.Pauline Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391269090700842939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112025224383333087.post-69441809737740276832011-11-04T08:38:03.970+00:002011-11-04T08:38:03.970+00:00Hi,
Ah, the family Christmases of our youth. I so...Hi,<br /><br />Ah, the family Christmases of our youth. I so remember the beginning of Christmas starting with visits to great aunts and uncles. As a kid it was fun = lots of presents. As a teenager it was hell = forced to listen to family gossip! Christmas day was a share it day: each year Christmas lunch spent in one place and lots of family gathered together. Kind of like a round-robin-Christmas = four year cycle different venue. But now, the younger generation as we became are scattered throughout the world, and our own family units equally scattered. <br /><br />My youngest has already paid us her Christmas visit, and she and hubby will be alone on Christmas day, then New Year with in-laws. My eldest will be working = NHS = kids cooking her lunch. My hubby will be working Boxing Day = NHS so it's me and the dog! But the phone will be red hot with long distance calls, and the Internet on overload. ;)<br /><br />Times have certainly changed! The Magic of Christmas book: is it a modern historical full of nostalgia? I could do with some of the latter. <br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.com