This Winter

I saved this for Christmas, I don't know what I was expecting... It's definitely not a happy, jolly little Christmassy tale with cocoa and snow etc. I should have known it would have been a painfully truthful representation of family life. It shows just how easy it is to forget or ignore each other, particularly at a time when we should be expressing our love and acceptance. It's a good read, a necessary read, but don't expect baubles and happy-ever-afters. Oseman doesn't really do that kind of thing!