How to Survive Christmas

By Jilly Cooper

Book Overview

Christmas is looming. Will your mother-in-law present you with yet another hideous jersey this year? How are you going to cope with Granny's peke or the undesirable in-laws? Has the row about where to spend the holiday already started, and it's only August?

Jilly Cooper has the answer to everything. Whether you should seek refuge in the cooking sherry or suggest a wholesome family walk, Jilly offers, in her own irrepressible style, sound but often hilarious advice about how to get through the roller-coaster ride we call Christmas.

With the help of the perfect Christmas family - Scarlett O'Aga, the Xmasochistic housewife, her wayward husband Noel, his seductive mistress Ms Stress, their four delightful children Holly, Robin, Carol and Nicholas, and their dog Difficult Patch, we learn how to survive this most demanding of occasions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552155667
• ISBN13: 9780552155663
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Witty English holidays

Jilly Cooper has a great talent for stepping back and looking at the customs of her fellow Englishmen. This book would make a charming present to yourself or anyone else who enjoys the quirks of our British fellows. It would help if you know something of British holiday customs, such as what Boxing Day is - the day after Christmas, the love of marzipan frosted fruitcakes - but they don't call them that; a banger is not a car accident, it could be a beat up car you drive around town, but usually is a sausage. . Bottom line is that this is a fun, interesting book that gives a light and different look on the holidays that even Americans could enjoy