Publisher's Synopsis
It is late 1940, and the war feels closer to home than ever for Rose Neville and her staff at the Lyons teashop in Margate. The worry of rationing hangs overhead as the Nippies do their best to provide a happy smile and a hot cup of tea for their customers. When a heavy bombing raid targets the Kent coastline, Lyons is badly hit, throwing the future of the teashop into jeopardy. Rose is excitedly planning her wedding to her dashing fiance Captain Benjamin Hargreaves. But she must also take two new step-daughters into her life, and get on the right side of her wealthy mother-in-law, Lady Diana. As the Christmas Eve wedding draws near, the bombings intensify in Kent and London, putting everything and everyone Rose loves in danger. Only one thing is for sure: it will be a Christmas she'll never forget...
