Description
When a final goodbye in Cornwall is only the beginning…
Meredith Tremayne Russell has spent her life mapping the world, first in intelligence during WWII, and later as a professor. But at ninety-eight with time running out, she faces a journey she cannot chart, a return to her old Cornish home to sell it and to scatter her beloved husband’s ashes.
With her is her twenty-five-year-old granddaughter, Grace, a dyslexic who believes she is a failure in a family of academics. For Grace the trip is a welcome escape from her mother’s demands. But when she unlocks her great-grandmother’s abandoned art studio, she finds a legacy of a passionate artist and a French resistance fighter.
As Meredith relives the frozen December of her 1946 wedding, she understands her final mission isn’t to say goodbye to her old home, but to draw one last map—showing Grace how to navigate a life of her own making.
Here’s what other authors are saying:
‘The Last Christmas is a tender, life-affirming tale of love, loss, redemption and hope. Ghosts of the past meet life lessons for the future as two lives unite for an emotional Cornish journey. Liz Fenwick’s writing is sublime: vivid, heart-rending and infused with love. I adored it!’ Miranda Dickinson author of Somewhere Beyond the Sea
‘An aching, uplifting gem about coming home at long last, and discovering where you truly belong. I loved every moment.’ Holly Hepburn author of Christmas All the Way
‘Be prepared to be swept away to one of the most beautiful places in Cornwall alongside Merry and her granddaughter Grace in this stunning and uplifting Christmas read.’ Linda Wilgus author of The Sea Child
