Home for Christmas

Florence McNicoll

KEEP cosy this Christmas with a festive canine story that will have dog lovers and romance fans barking with joy! Home for Christmas is the second book in a heartwarming fiction series in partnership with London’s Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, written by Florence McNicoll, pen name for writer and editor Sophie Wilson, who worked at Transworld Publishers for five years, and is a passionate cat lover and supporter of the vital work at Battersea.

Kathy Brentwood is good at keeping it together… or so it seems to the people around her. But really, struggling with grief after the death of her husband, Kathy’s life has become small. Her days are organised, her house is neat, but she is desperately lonely and with her son starting to build a life of his own, she isn’t sure where she fits any more.

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On Christmas Day, a chance encounter with a man called Ben and a rescue dog leads Kathy to the door of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. She meets Milly, the shy greyhound in need of a

loving home, Baxter, the friendly Staffie who brings everyone together, and Archie the Jack Russell Terrier who is a true original and has a heart of gold.

Through a year of ups and downs, new friends – both two- and four-legged – and even the possibility of romance, a new life beckons for Kathy, if only she is brave enough. Because at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, it is never too late for a second chance… especially at Christmas. Prepare to have your heartstrings well and truly tugged in this warm, funny and perceptive tale about loneliness, self-discovery, love… and the importance of animal friends.
(Trapeze, paperback, £7.99)