Mistletoe Malice

The fire is lit; sherry poured; claws are being sharpened. In a seaside cottage perched on a cliff, one family reunites for Christmas.

I received this lovely book today! Thankyou Leah, you are such a kind person.
I‘m thrilled with the book. Christmas can be a loaded time ( especially perched on a cliff 😳) I think this book will address that.
Thankyou my lovely friend 🩷
Im looking forward to reading this one 🥰😘
Thankyou XXX

LeahBergen

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Thankyou so much X. I‘m having a Baileys ( sadly no sherry in the house … 🩷🩷🩷 I must get some though. 😋 11mo

Tamra That sounds like a fun ride! 11mo

batsy Lovely. I've heard good things about this one! 11mo

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Cathythoughts @Tamra It does ! 😂 looking forward to it. 11mo

Cathythoughts @batsy It sounds really good 👍🏻 🩷 11mo

LeahBergen It FINALLY arrived? 😂 You‘re so welcome, my friend; I hope we like it! 😘 11mo

LeahBergen And I need to buy a bottle of sherry, too! 👍 11mo

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Thanks so much Leah , it‘s a lovely gift. Yes , let‘s both get a bottle of sherry and let‘s toast to the New Year 😘😘 11mo

LeahBergen Cheers! 🥂 11mo

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quietjenn

Mistletoe Malice | Kathleen Farrell

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Nothing brings out the dysfunction like the holidays! I don't think it quite reaches the heights of Pym, etc., but it's still pretty great and Farrell seems like a fascinating person.

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Jas16

Mistletoe Malice | Kathleen Farrell

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I picked this book up when I was in London because everything written on the cover screamed that it was meant to be mine. A dysfunctional family at Christmas perfect for fans of Barbara Pym?! Yes please! And it delivered all of that and more. Unhappy people making each other miserable full of cutting barbs, relationships frazzling, people walking off in a huff, and a servant who hates them all. This might be my favorite Christmas book ever.

LeahBergen Yes! I have this waiting on my shelves! 👏👏 11mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Merry Christmas 🎄 ❤️ 11mo

Ruthiella You had me at “Barbara Pym”! 👍 11mo

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AnneCecilie

Mistletoe Malice | Kathleen Farrell

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A novel about a dysfunctional family so after reading this every other family looks great in comparison.

The matriarch of the family is gathering her children, niece and nephew for a Christmas celebration. This family brings out the worst in each other and some haven‘t been seen in years.

#DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks
#1951 #192025 @Librarybelle
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern
#RushAThon @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

BookmarkTavern Love the cover! 11mo

Librarybelle Sounds fun! 11mo

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 11mo

Andrew65 Brilliant 🎄🎅🏼🎄 11mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 11mo

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Jess_Read_This

Mistletoe Malice | Kathleen Farrell

“A stylish and penetrating comedy of manners: Chekhov with more cigarettes and English emotional frigidity..”

I happily was influenced by bookstagram to buy this one. But the book blurb on the back cover has me sold! Slipping in a holiday read under the wire it feels like. Where has December gone? And still, I‘ve managed to find the time to eat far too many Christmas cookies. 🎄

batsy That is an enticing blurb! 11mo

Tamra Yes, where has it gone? 11mo

Ruthiella Oh yeah! “English emotional fragility” would grab me too! 11mo

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RaeLovesToRead

Mistletoe Malice | Kathleen Farrell

Tomorrow I will be a reformed character.

No more shopping.

No more chocolate for breakfast.

Tidy room...

To do list...

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AmyG But chocolate for breakfast sounds so wonderful. 12mo

PathfinderNicole I wish I could do gifs on Litsy because I feel like this deserves the Treat Yo Self one from Parks and Rec 😂 12mo

batsy What fun covers! The Book Tour is a graphic novel, I'm guessing 😍 12mo

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RaeLovesToRead @AmyG My poor diet choices have gone too far... I pretty much subsist only on chocolate haha 😅 12mo

RaeLovesToRead @PathfinderNicole I don't know the show, but I certainly did treat myself 😁 12mo

RaeLovesToRead @batsy Book Tour, Mexikid and the online dating ones are all graphic novels / comics! 🥰 12mo

AnneCecilie All those things are overrated. We only live once. Book shopping and chocolate for breakfast are some of life greatest things. 12mo

Amiable Wrap the chocolate in pastry and call it a croissant! Heck, it‘s acceptable in France. 😀 12mo

RaeLovesToRead @AnneCecilie Haha, true! But I want to be able to afford Xmas presents for my family 😅 Me: I'm sorry it's been a tough year... oh those? Don't know how they got there 😇😁 12mo

RaeLovesToRead @Amiable Yes! My two-Wagon-wheels-to-start-the-day is actually just super continental and fancy! 😁😁 12mo

AnneCecilie I can see that, but presents for yourself is important too 😊 12mo

RaeLovesToRead @AnneCecilie 💯💕💕 12mo

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LeahBergen

Mistletoe Malice | Kathleen Farrell

I was just looking through some options for @Ruthiella ‘s #CloakandDaggerChristmas and realized I hadn‘t posted about this eagerly awaited and recently republished 1951 novel.

It‘s blurbed as “a darkly witty portrait of a dysfunctional post-war English family‘s festivities for fans of Barbara Pym, Stella Gibbons, Nancy Mitford and Elizabeth Taylor.”

Doesn‘t it sound great? Too bad it‘s not a mystery and doesn‘t fit any of the prompts. 😆

HardcoverHearts I haven‘t stacked something this fast ever!! 12mo

LeahBergen @HardcoverHearts 😆😆 It just ticks all the boxes, doesn‘t it? 12mo

Amiable I don‘t know what the prompts entail but it has the word “malice” in it so I‘d rule in your favor. Tell the judges. 👍🏼👍🏼😀 12mo

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jlhammar Sounds fantastic! 12mo

Tamra That sounds like fun! 12mo

MaureenMc I love all of those authors listed, so *stack*. 😁 12mo

Aimeesue Oooooh! Right up my alley! 12mo

Ruthiella That does sound intriguing! 😮 12mo

quietjenn I got this too and am really looking forward to reading it in December! 12mo

LeahBergen @Amiable And holidays can make you feel a little murderous, too, so … 😆 12mo

LeahBergen @jlhammar @Tamra @MaureenMc @Aimeesue @Ruthiella Right?? I‘m hoping it lives up to its great blurb. 12mo

LeahBergen @quietjenn Me, too! 👏 12mo

batsy Oh gosh, that sounds great! Immediate stack 😆 12mo

Amiable @LeahBergen I see you‘ve met my family… 😖😀 12mo

LeahBergen @batsy Right? 👏 12mo

LeahBergen @Amiable 😂 12mo

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