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Mistletoe Malice

Kathleen Farrell

A dysfunctional family reunites for the Christmas holiday. The fire is on, sherry poured, presents wrapped, and claws are being sharpened. In a seaside cottage perched on a cliff, one family reunites for Christmas. While snow falls, a tyrannical widowed matriarch presides over her unruly brood. Her niece tends to her whims, but fantasizes about eloping; and as more guests arrive, each bringing their secret truths and dreams, the Christmas tree explodes, a brawl erupts, an escape occurs - and their "midwinter madness" climaxes...

GenresGreat BritainSocial conditionsFictionSatire

252 pages

English edition · First published 2023 by Faber & Faber · ISBN 9780571378265

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