Countdown to Christmas Elizabeth Chaplin "I decided that one style

"I decided that one style for one novel was a convention I resented most strongly: it was perhaps comparable to eating a meal in which each course had been cooked in the same manner

these two teenagers never age and never stop

The drowning and its aftermath initiate a spiralling circle of treachery that will last three decades and entwine many lives

and will confirm for critics and readers that Catton is one of the brightest stars in the international writing firmament

indicating that in Cliff McNish we have discovered a new and highly commercial author of huge talent and an exceptionally broad appeal

Countdown to Christmas Elizabeth Chaplin "I decided that one style'Jo sweeps you away to a better place with every book, which are always filled with warmth, love and a big spoonful of happiness' Veronica Henry Chloe can't wait for Christmas . . . to be over! Her son Ruben is staying with his dad this year and Chloe is planning to ignore the holidays all together. Her only nod to the season is the advent calendar Ruben left her, to help count down the days till he's home again. But then an heir hunter gets in touch,