A Very English Christmas
co-authored with Carrie Turansky & Marguerite Martin Gray
Celebrate the Season with Three Timeless Tales Inspired by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Beatrix Potter.
When Emma Grace Langley retreats to her grandmother’s antique shop in the snowy Cotswolds after heartbreak and job loss, she hopes to find clarity. Instead, she finds a collection of heirlooms-a portrait, a rare book, and a charming figurine-that unlock stories from the past. As each tale unfolds, Emma is drawn into the lives of three remarkable women whose lives were touched by England’s greatest storytellers.
In A Portrait of Faith, devoted daughter Violet Walford longs for a life beyond duty to her family. When she is asked to paint a portrait of lively Regency-era author Jane Austen, their unexpected friendship inspires Violet to pursue life and love with new courage.
In A Victorian Christmas Tale, Clara Reynolds struggles against physical challenges and family expectations while falling in love with John, a writer with ties to Charles Dickens. Their work at the London Foundling Hospital brings healing, hope, and a Christmas transformation that would make Scrooge proud.
And in A Tale of the Season, Edwardian heiress Arabella Graham escapes to the Lake District and meets a charming country veterinarian-as well as artist and children’s author Beatrix Potter. With gentle wisdom and the peace of a country Christmas, Arabella discovers the joy of finding her own path.
Blending romance, inspiration, and literary nostalgia, A Very English Christmas is the perfect holiday escape for fans of historical fiction and classic English authors.
Co-Author Carrie Turansky
Carrie Turansky is the award-winning author of more than twenty inspirational novels and novellas and a winner of the ACFW Carol Award, the International Digital Award, and the Holt Medallion. She loved traveling to England to research her latest Edwardian novels including A Token of Love, The Legacy of Longdale Manor, and No Ocean Too Wide. Her novels have received stared reviews from Christianbooks and Library Journal. They have been translated into several languages and enjoyed by readers around the world. Connect with Carrie on her website, www.carrieturansky.com
Co-Author Marguerite Martin Gray
Marguerite Martin Gray is the author of over a dozen novels and novellas, including the Revolutionary Faith series, the Gardens in Time trilogy, the Elements of Hope series, and two books in the Suamalie Islands series. An avid traveler and reader, she teaches French and Spanish. She enjoys researching and studying history. She currently lives in North Louisiana with her husband and rescue pets. Her two adult children and two grandsons keep her up to date and young. Find out more about Marguerite at www.margueritemartingray.com
Check out Carole’s short stories or other writing on her OTHER WRITING or JOURNAL pages.