Keeping Christmas

By Mark Blasdale

Aston Barnack has a secret. As the disillusioned former Guardian of Christmas, he has long abandoned the festive season and now sells assorted cakes and continental coffees in a small English seaside town. But when an old man discovers his identity and seeks the help of our disenchanted Spirit to right a great wrong, Aston is forced to return to a role he swore never to revive.Set against the backdrop of a busy, modern coffee shop in a north Norfolk coastal town, Keeping Christmas is the story of two men - both very different, but each with a secret - who undertake a supernatural Christmas adventure that leads them on a journey through the streets of Victorian London to the trenches of the Western Front in 1914. Thanks to a well-read book, a mysterious wooden box, a much-loved Christmas card and a straggly piece of tinsel, Keeping Christmas is an exquisitely- executed novella-length tale of enduring friendship, reconciliation, redemption and coffee. A masterclass in modern story-telling... "Mark always has such a wonderful way of expressing himself, ESPECIALLY over the holiday season He's so sentimental, articulate and well-spoken; I'm jealous A very special Englishman." - Online Author Review

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08P2C6BQN
• ISBN13: 9798570874398
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"