How to dodge festive overwhelm (and free up time for reading)
Three ways to bow out of social event (including The Coleridge Escape); one book to make you feel better about your family Christmas; one romantic comedy; and a brace of 'dip-into-able' books
Christmas conversations abound. I find people fall into one of three camps. One: the terrifyingly organised/smug (presents bought and wrapped, supermarket delivery slot secured, Christmas dinner pre-prep in action), Two: the oblivious/those who like to do it all in one festive swoop on Christmas Eve. Three: the in-betweeners, who have done a bit of ever…