Lydia and her best friend Colin (the sausage dog) are heading to London for Christmas as Marianne's companion. But her time in London takes on a different feel when she is tasked with finding fire sprite Bel's missing cousin, an ice sprite called Samhaina. With a strict housekeeper in London to contend with, Lydia feels finding Samhaina may be impossible, but then she meets Joanna and together the pair embark on an unforgettable adventure through London.
This is the second in the Lydia Marmalade adventures, with Lydia Marmalade And The Christmas Wish having been released previously. I haven't read the first book but the recap that is woven through the beginning of this book quickly brings reader up to speed (I love it when authors do this).
Following her mother's death, Lydia has grown used to a quiet, rural life in the manor house at Peppomberley so the bright lights and sophistication of London are quite a shock. With social rules to follow and Marianne throwing herself into London life, Lydia finds things tricky, especially as the house keeper, Mrs Hanover, takes an instant dislike to her and seems determined to make her life miserable. It's only by chance that she meets her neighbour, Joanna, and as their friendship blossoms, so does the adventure: from the Frost Fair on the Thames, to climbing cathedrals, the girls are determined to find Samhaina, no matter what.
Set in 1813, Lydia Marmalade's Christmas Adventure is a book full of fun, adventure and a sprinkling of magic that combine to make the recipe for a book that is perfect to curl up with this holiday season... preferably with a mug of hot chocolate!
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