When a young doctor starts The Christmas Pudding Club, a group for expectant mothers to mingle and share their pregnancy journeys, 3 women with very different lives strike up an unlikely friendship.
Eve is the co-owner of the Winterworld theme park and is determined that he 25th December due date won’t stop her and her husband, Jacques, renewing their vows in a Christmas themed wedding.
Annie owns a small Christmas cracker factory with her husband Joe. After years of hopelessly trying for a baby, the door on their dreams seems to be shutting as Annie begins to show signs of the menopause. But when she realises the changes to her body in fact due to pregnancy, even at 47 Annie is overjoyed.
Palma has agreed to be a surrogate for a wealthy couple. The money will really help her turn her life around. But when the couple split up Palma finds herself responsible for a baby she never intended on keeping.
Can the group help each other through all the unexpected twists life throws their way?
I have loved Milly Johnson since laughing out loud throughout The Yorkshire Pudding Club over 10 years ago, and this book is no exception. She has a wonderful knack for writing a unique blend of comical one-liners and tear inducing emotional scenes.
Palma was by far my favourite of the 3 protagonists, she had the more complex character and I was pleased with how the author developed her throughout the story. As a secondary character Effin really shone through, I could almost hear his thick Welsh accent when he was berating his boys…just brilliant!!
A real mixture of highs and lows that had me laughing and crying – both out loud!
** Thanks to Simon and Schuster UK, via NetGalley, for this ARC **