title: Mistletoe and Holly: Classic Christmas Stories
author: Julia Livshin
description: <DIV><B>Julia Livshin</b>&#160;is a staff editor at the&#160;<I>Atlantic Monthly</i>, where she evaluates fiction and nonfiction works submitted for publication. She is a graduate of Duke University and received her MA from Harvard. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.</div>
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  Staying Away at Christmas
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Katie Fforde
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  **Add an extra sparkle to your Christmas with this exclusive, straight to
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  Miranda and her daughters have rented a cosy cottage for Christmas. The only
  trouble is, Anthony and his children are booked into the same place. In a
  moment of Christmas spirit, Miranda suggests they all spend yuletide together.
  Will the mistletoe help ease the tension and bring some cheer? Will romance
  blossom under the stars? Or wil