This is a lovely festive story. True to form for Katherine Blakeman, she has a mental health theme running through the story, but this is if anything understated.
Catrina plans to spend the festive season in the holiday cottage that she stayed in with her parents as a child. She wanted the warmth of her childhood memories to insulate her from her grief from losing her fiancé 2 years ago.
Needless to say, it is not a smooth ride.
A storm and a power outage mean she has to contact the owner, Judy, who can’t fix it immediately so invites her to stay with her locally. She is of course lovely, arty and age gap older. She’s also religious. Which Catrina is most definitely not.

There’s mental health chat included, parental issues, religion, friendship, and much more.
If all of that sounds like a heavy read, it really isn’t. It’s a delightful festive jolly.
It needs to be read and enjoyed.