The Christmas Companion: Recipes, crafts and inspiration for a magical festive season by Skye McAlpine #literature *The Embroidered Book shortlisted for

*The Embroidered Book shortlisted for the Aurora Award for Best Novel*

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The Christmas Companion: Recipes, crafts and inspiration for a magical festive season by Skye McAlpine #literature *The Embroidered Book shortlisted forThe Christmas Companion is the indispensable guide to a cosy, relaxed and memorable Christmas. With three sections covering Magic Making, Feasting and Making Merry, the book is filled with delicious recipes, inspirational ideas and helpful advice for making the very most of the festive season. Magic Making The book opens with how to plan a magical Christmas including: Crafts like homemade ornaments and wreaths, Edible gifts like Candy Cane Hot