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A festive short story to accompany Elizabeth Gill’s new novel, The Fall and Rise of Lucy Charlton.
Lucy Charlton – beloved daughter, precocious student and aspiring lawyer – is looking forward to spending a cozy holiday in Durham with her parents and sister Gemma. But when Headmistress asks Lucy to look after a younger girl at school – a Malaysian immigrant called Shamala – Lucy learns that not everybody has a warm hearth and jolly family to come home to this Christmas.
From the author of the bestselling novel Miss Appleby’s Academy comes a heartwarming tale full of love, courage and Christmas cheer.
Lucy Charlton – beloved daughter, precocious student and aspiring lawyer – is looking forward to spending a cozy holiday in Durham with her parents and sister Gemma. But when Headmistress asks Lucy to look after a younger girl at school – a Malaysian immigrant called Shamala – Lucy learns that not everybody has a warm hearth and jolly family to come home to this Christmas.
From the author of the bestselling novel Miss Appleby’s Academy comes a heartwarming tale full of love, courage and Christmas cheer.
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