Headline A Shetland Christmas Carol Green Erin

Friendship can blossom in the most unexpected places • When Jemima loses her beloved grandfather, keeping his allotment alive seems like the ideal way to feel close to him. She's never fitted in before - is this her chance to find where she really belongs? • Finally Melissa has the allotment she's been longing for to distract her while her husband works away - even if it is chest-high in weeds. But when she looks for help in the wrong place, she finds she's the hottest topic of gossip • For Dottie, her allotment and part-time job of 'a little light dusting' at Lerwick Manor keeps a spring in her eighty-year-old step - and her ears open for secrets • Though generations apart, these three women are about to find a common bond in a new-found passion and that true friendship can grow anywhere

Friendship can be the greatest gift you'll ever give • Verity is embarking on a better-late-than-never gap year now that her sons have flown the nest, and dreams of turning a lifetime's hobby of knitting and crocheting into a profitable new enterprise at Lerwick Manor's gallery • Nessie has returned to Shetland after two years spent retraining as a blacksmith on the Scottish mainland. She's determined to do whatever it takes to reignite the traditional craft and prove that gender is no obstacle to taking on her family's heritage • Isla is fresh out of catering college, but she is desperate to prove she has what it takes to run Lerwick Manor's artisan cafe. Focused on perfecting her grandmother's traditional recipes, Isla has no time for anything else - especially not her pesky ex

New friendship is just a stay away • Pippa has long felt like the odd one out in her family. Taking a job driving a mobile bakery van around Shetland's villages gives her a sense of freedom and purpose, but also makes her realise how much she wants to belong • Natalia has recently returned to Lerwick hoping to reconnect with an old flame. But she's engulfed by loss and rejection when she hears that he's moved on, and Natalia's world is turned upside down • Autumn is dedicated to her job in hospitality and relishes her role as general manager of Lerwick Manor's new hotel. No guest request is too big or too small, but her own unrelentingly high standards could push Autumn to her limits

‘I don’t believe in fate,’ Holly whispered • ‘Really?’ Jack asked. He reached up and his thumb caressed her cheek, softly. ‘Even after all this?’ • Every December, Holly writes to a stranger who is spending Christmas alone. And every year she receives a letter from another lonely person. Being a part of the Dear Stranger club is a tradition she has come to treasure. Because ever since the accident three years ago, Holly has spent Christmas alone • Usually, the letters go unanswered. But when Holly reads this year’s Christmas letter, from an older woman called Emma, she feels compelled to find her, as Emma mentions a place Holly knows all too well • Holly offers to help Emma reconnect with her estranged grandson. But when Holly tracks down handsome, dark-eyed Jack, she realises she’s met him once before, and the connection was electric

"Новые начинания в Розовом коттедже" - вдохновляющая и оптимистичная история Эрин Грин • Мы приглашаем вас провести отпуск в великолепном Розовом коттедже, где дружба, домашний уют и романтика гарантированы • Одно великолепное лето дает шанс начать все сначала • Когда путешественницы Бенни, Эмма и Рут оказываются на совместном отдыхе в очаровательном Розовом коттедже в Бриксхэме, Девон, они поначалу разочарованы тем, что они сильно отличаются по возрасту • Но дружба и домашний уют в Розовом коттедже гарантированы, и вскоре женщины понимают, что могут поделиться друг с другом ценными жизненными уроками • С наступлением лета Бенни, Эмма и Рут начинают понимать, что возраст - это всего лишь цифра. Воспользуются ли они шансом осуществить свои мечты прежде, чем закончится их пребывание в Роуз Коттедж? • Книга на английском языке

Эбенизер Скрудж ненавидит Рождество. Для него все это вздор. Но изменит ли он свои привычки после знакомства с тремя духами в Сочельник? Мы представляем вам величайшую из когда-либо рассказанных рождественскую историю в волшебном подарочном издании, которое содержит не только полный текст «Рождественской песни», но и другие святочные рассказы, написанные Чарльзом Диккенсом • Книга на английском языке • Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas. It's all humbug to him. But will he change his ways after a series of ghostly visits one Christmas Eve? • Oxford Children's Classics presents the greatest Christmas story ever told in this eye-catching new edition which not only contains the complete and unabridged text of A Christmas Carol but also features other Christmas stories written by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas ever since it was first published in December 1843. Dickens's story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, has been adapted into countless film and stage versions and is today the most famous and loved of all Christmas tales

A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas time must-read • Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him

A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas-time must-read. This special Puffin Classics edition brings together two of the most inspirational collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London - the works of Arts and Crafts pioneer William Morris and the literature of Charles Dickens • Illustrator Liz Catchpole has selected patterns from the V&A archive and introduced new artwork inspired by the collection to create a beautiful cover which brings Charles Dickens's timeless story to life • Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him

A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843, is Charles Dickens’s timeless festive tale of transformation and redemption. On Christmas Eve Ebenezer Scrooge, the uncharitable miser, is visited by the ghost of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley, who comes with a warning • Later that evening, Scrooge falls into a deep sleep and is called upon in the night by three more spectres, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. These apparitions bring strange visions and offer Scrooge the chance to absolve for his lifetime of avarice and greed

First Stories: A Christmas Carol is the perfect introduction for young children to this popular seasonal tale. Push, pull and turn mechanisms to bring Ebenezer Scrooge to life - and help him finally discover the joy of Christmas! • This well-loved tale is beautifully imagined for a new generation by Jean Claude, illustrator of First Stories: Doctor Dolittle • Collect more books in the First Stories series: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Doctor Dolittle, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Puss in Boots, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Three Little Pigs, The Snow Queen and The Ugly Duckling

"Рождественская песнь", история о невероятном преображении старого скряги Скруджа, придуманная Чарльзом Диккенсом, - это одно из самых популярных произведений в зимние праздники • В канун Рождества скупого и упрямого Скруджа, никогда не знавшего ни радости, ни сострадания, посещают три Святочных Духа. Вместе с ними Скрудж отправляется в фантастическое путешествие во времени и встречается со своим прошлым и будущим, чтобы произошло настоящее рождественское чудо и старый скряга, наконец, раскрыл своё сердце и понял, как важны понимание, щедрость и доброта • Книга на английском языке • A Christmas Carol is the most famous, heart-warming and chilling festive story of them all. In these pages we meet Ebenezer Scrooge, whose name is synonymous with greed and parsimony: 'Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart'