The Christmas party
Pip and her two sisters inherit a beautiful but derelict castle in Killarney, on the West coast of Ireland. It has been in the family for hundreds of years but it will need a huge investment to return it to its former glory. With heavy hearts, the estate is carved up -- a small piece for each daughter -- and made ready for sale. The prospective new owner wants to experience the castle fully before committing to buy. The girls agree that he can throw a huge party in time for Christmas: his hello, their goodbye. But which will prove harder: stepping into the future, or letting go of the past?
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Christmas fiction. Domestic fiction. |
- ISBN: 9781529006056
- Physical Description 474 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
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The Christmas Party
Canadian bestseller Karen Swan invites you to the party of the year... When Declan Lorne, the last remaining knight in Ireland, dies suddenly, an ancient title passes with him. But his estate on Ireland's rugged southwest coast is left to his three daughters. The two eldest, Ottie and Pip, inherit in line with expectations, but to everyone's surprise - and dismay - it is the errant baby of the family, Willow, who gets the castle.Why her? Something unknown - something terrible - made her turn her back on her family three years earlier, escaping to Dublin and vowing never to return. So when Willow quickly announces she is selling up, her revenge seems sweet and the once-close sisters are pushed to breaking point. In desperation, Pip risks everything to save her own future, and Ottie makes a decision that will ruin lives. It's each woman for herself.Before moving in, Connor Shaye, the prospective new owner, negotiates throwing a lavish party at the castle just days before Christmas - his hello, their goodbye. But as their secrets begin to catch up with them, Ottie, Willow, and Pip are forced to ask themselves which is harder: stepping into the future, or letting go of the past? The Christmas Party is a delicious story of family, romance and the ultimate Christmas party by internationally bestselling author Karen Swan.