The march towards the end of the year sees HOPE HALL once again buzzing with activity. The lead up to the Harvest Festival sees a cheeky dog causing a nuisance, and tensions rising between two old schoolmates.

The drama only increases as Christmas approaches, and the panto rehearsals featuring the aptly-named "Can't Sing Singers" get into full swing. But the hustle and bustle of the drama in the community stems from deeper personal stories. Loneliness, loss, and hurt impact the lives of many of the local residents. But where there is community, there is friendship, companionship, love, and most of all, hope.

This wonderful finale to the series (which includes the sound of wedding bells!) is full of friends and neighbours with stories that will have you giggling one minute, and dabbing your eyes the next.

Christmas at Hope Hall is the final book in a delightful trilogy centred on a Victorian memorial hall, the like of which can be found at the heart of so many towns across England.