Blog Tour For: The Last Christmas

The Last Christmas
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.

Purchase Links
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HH9QRQYL (ebook)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH9QRQYL (Amazon US)
https://www.lizfenwick.com/store-1/p/the-last-christmas (paperback)

MY THOUGHTS

This isn’t your typical Christmas romance you read.
I enjoyed this book so much.
We meet characters again introduced in previous books of the author.
Merideth (Merry) has had a full, busy life. At 98 she knows it’s coming to a close soon.
She has important things to do before her time is done, returning to her Cornish home with her granddaughter and scattering her husband’s ashes takes priority.
I enjoyed the family relationships. The read is heartwarming yet heartbreaking at the same time.
Past memories come alive more very day.
Grandmother and granddaughter really bond in this strengthening relationship as they see a side of each other, they hadn’t known before.
Beautifully written, a bond that cannot be broken even after time taketh away.
Love, loss, special moments you’ll find all of this in incredibly written Christmas book that I’ll be rereading.

I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

Author Bio – Liz Fenwick, dubbed ‘the queen of the Cornish contemporary novel’ by The Guardian, is an award-winning author of emotional, immersive, feel-good fiction. Her books are filled with history, mystery and love. She loves stories that pull her into their world like they did when she was young so that’s what she writes. When she’s not writing, she’s procrastinating on Instagram, plot walking, reading and painting. She lives in Cornwall with her husband and two mad cats.
Social Media Links – @liz_fenwick (insta & twitter & threads) @lizfenwickauthor (TikTok)

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