I look forward annually to reading Anne Perry's Christmas novella. This year's offering is A Christmas Gathering (#863).
Lady Vespasia Grey and her husband Victor Narraway are invited to spend the Christmas holiday at Cavendish House, a beautiful country estate with acres of gardens. Neither is pleased to be there, but Lady Vespasia understands that this social gathering has something to do with Victor's previous post as head of Britain's Special Branch. When disastrous events from Victor's past seem destined to play themselves out again, Lady Vespasia realizes that she must step in to save everything she loves.
One of the reasons I love this Christmas series so much is that Ms. Perry always manages to wrap a good mystery story around a moral message. This time it's forgiveness and letting go of the past. I feel better for having read and digested these lessons. Her books are more than a pretty Christmas confection and therein lies the satisfaction.
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