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The four Bytheway sisters have been keeping secrets for years, but now the youngest, Jane, has one she’s ready to share. On the night of her sister Suzie’s Christmas present-swap, Jane plans to introduce Laurie, the lover she’s been keeping a secret for almost two years. First, though, she must survive a day of Christmas shopping with her other sisters, Ronnie and Di – a day filled with sisterly bickering, unresolved family issues, snow-delayed trains, awkward encounters and the weight of long-buried family tensions. As memories of their childhood resurface, Jane is forced to confront the complicated legacy that has shaped their lives since their mother’s death. What begins as a simple plan for a joyful reveal soon threatens to unravel decades of carefully guarded truths…

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S C Ashton graduated in Creative Writing at Birmingham University. Although her writing often explores female experiences, it is a young man’s fear of marriage that drives her 2018 debut novel, The Unravelling of Michael Gilchrist. Ashton’s poetry has achieved both national and international success, and her prize-winning poem, Ilaria Triptych, was nominated for the 2022 Forward Prize. To read more of her work, visit sharonashtonpoetry.com.

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