Christmas Book Club Ideas Please

[mumscuppa]

Does anyone have any ideas which book we could read for our Christmas meeting.
We would like a book either set at Christmas or one with a strong Christmas theme. We don't want " A Christmas Carol" though .It is a group of ladies ranging in age from mid twenties to sixties. Thanks in advance.

[jourdain2]

Sherlock Holmes short story 'The Blue Carbuncle'. Agatha Christie 'Hercule Poirot's Christmas' are my first thoughts. Don't recommend Dickens' 'The Chimes' bit it might be OK if you want a challenge.

[jourdain2]

666 'but' not 'bit' - Oh for an edit button!

[woofgang]

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

[Jennykenny]

Little Women?

[Canary42]

The Holy Bible

[Buenchico]

A Child's Christmas in Wales - Dylan Thomas
A Christmas Memory - Truman Capote
Miracle on 34th Street - Valentine Davies
The Christmas Train - David Baldacci
Holidays on Ice - David Sedaris
Hercule Poirot's Christmas - Agatha Christie
The Gift - Cecilia Ahern

(Out of that lot, I'd definitely opt for David Sedaris).

[mxyzptlk]

Skipping Christmas by John Grisham is complete departure from his usual style of courtroom/lawyer novels and could make for a lively discourse

[Quizmonkey]

The Act of Roger Murgatroyd by Gilbert Adair - a playful Agatha Christie spoof which works perfectly well as an old-fashioned whodunit itself. Set at Christmas and truly delightful!

[Grimaldi]

I'd second Buenchico's suggestion of David Baldacci's "The Christmas Train", much lighter in tone than his usual offerings, with a neat twist at the end.