A Cornish Carol: A Short Story

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A Cornish Carol: A Short Story
Fern Britton

A wise and witty short story that is full of Christmas cheer from the best-selling author and TV presenter, Fern Britton.This will be one Christmas they’ll never forget…Piran Ambrose is the epitome of brooding male. But Pendruggan’s Mr Rochester is in danger of becoming its Ebeneezer Scrooge when he is driven to distraction by the villager’s over-the-top Christmas celebrations. How could the cringeworthy amateur village production of Aladdin bring seasonal cheer to anyone, he wonders? And do the village children really have to arrive at his cottage door every single night in December with their terrible recorders and discordant singing?But when Piran’s bad temper risks spoiling Christmas for everyone, something drastic needs to be done. So, over one Christmas Eve, three very special people pay Piran a visit, determined to show him what Christmas is really all about…

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2014

Copyright © Fern Britton 2014

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Ebook Edition © November 2014 ISBN: 9780008103439

Version: 2017-11-21

Contents

Cover (#u476aedff-f228-5c91-adcc-0e80cf9ff36e)

Title Page (#u650b0a76-d5e8-5331-a5a8-d0b27c367e5c)

Copyright (#ubd9d6719-cc93-5e50-922f-6c6f159eab57)

Chapter 1 (#u9bc0f447-09d3-5cc2-bd90-a3c1ba8306ce)

Chapter 2 (#ud167b36b-1694-5f1b-bbcd-5a641a85d796)

Chapter 3 (#ub9f54c48-4235-571d-9e22-add870b67888)

Chapter 4 (#u27c9d2e7-a87c-5767-80ad-57144e1b90b7)

Chapter 5 (#ud2ef38ff-0a50-570c-870e-90f6f2595935)

Chapter 6 (#ufebd6a16-f24c-55a2-a87c-df0e0ebcc52d)

Keep Reading (#u00510744-7882-56fc-a4d2-d7989c3941a3)

About the Author (#u335d53ee-43f7-5f4f-bc10-b5789687f783)

Also by Fern Britton (#u35d62eb5-b7f2-518e-b1b9-7692799fa9dd)

About the Publisher (#u31a3ccd8-0004-5b8d-b8d6-8a5a62f4ab21)