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Christmas at Rachel’s Pudding Pantry
Caroline Roberts
*Doors open at Rachel’s Pudding Pantry again for Christmas!* Cosy up with the new novel in the Pudding Pantry series, full of love, laughter, kisses under the mistletoe, and plenty of delicious pudding! The first snow is falling over Primrose Farm, the mince pies are warming, and Rachel can’t wait to share a kiss under the mistletoe with her gorgeous new flame, Tom. If only it was all comfort and joy... The arrival of Tom’s ex brings an unwelcome chill to the farm. And despite Master Baker Mum Jill’s valiant efforts, the new pudding pantry business is feeling the pinch. With a spoonful of festive spirit, a cupful of goodwill with friends, and her messy, wonderful family by her side, can Rachel make this a Christmas to remember? Why readers love cosying up with Caroline Roberts’ gorgeous novels: ‘Family, friendships, farming and fabulous food. The Pudding Pantry is perfect!’ Sunday Times bestseller Heidi Swain ‘Cosy and uplifting – a real treat!’ Debbie Johnson ‘A delightful, life affirming story’ Ali McNamara ‘Such a wonderful book, heart-wrenching and uplifting and joyful! Cressida McLaughlin 'A top-rated romance which I devoured quicker than a slice of Victoria Sponge. Beautifully written, warm, funny, cosy, romantic and sweeter than a tray full of cookie dough' Bookaholic Confessions 'A warm and cosy read for a cold winter's day... will have you longing to be served in the tearoom' Rachel's Random Reads
CHRISTMAS AT RACHEL’S PUDDING PANTRY
Caroline Roberts
Copyright (#u695379ec-2e23-590d-a006-acfadcf17cfa)
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First published in Great Britain by One More Chapter 2019
Copyright © Caroline Roberts 2019
Cover design by Holly MacDonald © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2019
Cover illustrations © Hannah George/Meiklejohn
Caroline Roberts asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Source ISBN: 9780008327675
Ebook Edition © October 2019 ISBN: 9780008327682
Version: 2019-10-16
Dedication (#u695379ec-2e23-590d-a006-acfadcf17cfa)
For Mum and Dad
Epigraph (#u695379ec-2e23-590d-a006-acfadcf17cfa)
Winter is the time for comfort,
For good food and warmth,
For the touch of a friendly hand
And for a talk beside the fire:
It is the time for home.
Edith Sitwell
Contents
Cover (#ud8343740-4b98-5031-800e-bfbe162237c6)
Title Page (#u72008668-182b-5749-9516-c676c240f85e)
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1 (#udeb8cdff-1ac2-5aac-a706-77afcc97fd30)
Chapter 2 (#uf71fe600-371c-5333-b0bf-5f7dbeb978a7)
Chapter 3 (#ufad652aa-b770-5351-9ebe-179ed2a36bd7)
Chapter 4 (#u1293e629-5052-5e91-8c3c-3a122159941e)
Chapter 5 (#u01e5d0fc-8fcd-5e1d-95d0-f078e3576b6d)
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Chapter 7 (#u4570414d-3634-5f3b-9c7a-2cdfe265b9a8)
Chapter 8 (#u05399d58-b8d0-5079-8b74-7eaf11ac539c)
Chapter 9 (#u15bceec8-844f-5e33-a698-8afbd8791c51)
Chapter 10 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 13 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 14 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 15 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 16 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 17 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 19 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 20 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 21 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 22 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 23 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 24 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 25 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 26 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 27 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 28 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 29 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 30 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 31 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 32 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 33 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 34 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 35 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 36 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 37 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 38 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 39 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 40 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 41 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 42 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 43 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 44 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 45 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 46 (#litres_trial_promo)
A Letter from Caroline (#litres_trial_promo)
Acknowledgements
Keep Reading …
About the Author
Also by Caroline Roberts
About the Publisher
The First Bake of Christmas
Memories and Mince Pies – Dad’s All-Time Festive Favourite
As a child, Rachel could walk into the farmhouse kitchen at almost any point during November and December, and if Dad was there on a break from his farm work, he was sure to have a mug of strong tea and a mince pie to hand.
Rachel smiled as she read Granny Ruth’s neat handwriting on the page that had long ago been slipped into the ‘Baking Bible’ book …
Buttery Mince Pies:
8oz/225g Butter
12oz/350g Plain flour
3.5oz/100g Golden caster sugar
Pinch of salt
10oz/280g Good quality mincemeat
Splash of sherry
1 small egg
Icing sugar to dust
