Five Gold Rings

<p><strong>Five Gold Rings: Christmas tales about hope longing and the wonderfully messy people we love</strong></p><p>From deserted doorsteps to algorithm-controlled festive joy these darkly funny deeply human Christmas tales celebrate the people who feel left out of the holiday spirit - and the thin thread of hope that pulls them back in.</p><p>A grieving dog-lover finds a new reason to hang a stocking.</p><p>A gay couple revolt against a world where Christmas comes twelve times a year.</p><p>A locksmith spends Christmas Eve rescuing everyone except herself.</p><p>Neighbourly one-upmanship turns into tragedy on a shiny new estate.</p><p>A lonely widow rewrites tradition - and discovers belonging in the wrong place at the right time.</p><p>Tender sharp and full of the strange magic only December can conjure <strong>Five Gold Rings</strong> is a collection for anyone who knows that family is complicated joy is fragile and Christmas isn't always kind - but redemption sometimes arrives wrapped in the most unexpected package.</p><p><strong>Perfect for fans of</strong> Matt Haig David Nicholls Marian Keyes and heart-first festive fiction with a twist.</p>