The air glitters with hope as the snowy village of Merrywake celebrates the Christmas season after the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars.
As the Viscount’s famous Twelfth Night Ball draws closer, many of the villagers have a story to tell.
We meet a lovelorn vicar and kindly maid reunited after a misunderstanding, three sisters vying for the hand of a dastardly duke, two servants hiding a dangerous secret and a solider making his way home, unsure of the welcome he might receive.
As their tales braid together, we see life and love in the village from below stairs to high society.
The Twelve Days of Christmas by Susan Stokes-Chapman is published in paperback on 24 September, 2026.
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