A lovely read, in common with all Milly Johnson books. Nail biting in places but a good strong storyline with characters who please. A family tale as well as a romance. Curl up with this book and put yourself in the mood for Christmas.

Thank you to Netgalley, Milly Johnson and Simon & Schuster for my ARC of The Mother of All Christmases.

Argh! Where to even begin with this one? It made me laugh out loud, it made me ugly cry, it warmed my heart and it tugged at my heart strings.

Ok, so I'll start at the beginning. I love Milly Johnson and she's from the same area as me (I'm originally from South Yorkshire too), but I must admit that initially I struggled to get into this one. Although I have a small suspicion that this was more due to the formatting of the arc than the quality of the writing. Or possibly my mood as it's been a long week. But thankfully, anyway I did get into it after a few chapters and once I was in, I was in for the long haul.

The story is told from the POV of three different women. Palma is a young woman from the wrong side of town, somehow she's found herself in a desperate situation, agreeing to become a surrogate for a couple who can't have children in exchange for the cash that would help her get out of the estate and on to a new and brighter future. Until the 'loving couple' split up and Palma is left carrying a baby she never wanted.

Eve (who we met before in another of Milly's books) runs the Christmas themed park Winterworld with her husband Jacques. She knows she wants children eventually but things are just too busy at the moment. It's not the right time. Until it is.

Annie and her husband Joe have been desperate for a baby all their married life, but with failed IVF and then a failed adoption, it just never happens. Now it looks like Annie is going through the menopause and they can kiss goodbye to their dream of having children, forever. But a trip to the doctor reveals that it is not infect the menopause but pregnancy.
The three women meet at the Christmas Pudding Club and become firm friends, supporting each other through the joys, and sorrows of their pregnancies.

This book made me laugh so much, it brought in several characters, and places from Milly's previous books, all of which I have loved, so it was great to check in. The anecdotes from The Daily Trumpet are always a pleasure and the characters were great as always. I will say that this one was a little more bittersweet than other books by this author. There was a whole 2 chapters where I cried and cried. But I also laughed a lot and I think that's just like real life isn't it? There's sorrow, there's laughter, we get pushed down and we get back up again and that is truly amazing writing to capture that.

Hats off to Milly Johnson, another 'cracker' of a book.

I couldn’t wait to read the new Milly Johnson book, The Mother of All Christmases, and it certainly lived up to my expectations.

Annie, Palma and Eve all meet up at the Christmas Pudding Club, a new antenatal group set up for mothers-to-be whose babies are all due around christmas time. The story features Annie, an older mother to be who thinks she is going through menopause so her pregnancy comes as a shock. Palma, who has agreed to be a surrogate for a childless couple, and Eve, who is not sure whether the timing is right for a baby.

Their friendship builds over the months and with the support of other members of the antenatal group, the women all look forward to the birth of their babies.

An excellent book with a great cast of characters which I highly recommend.

Wonderful, with laugh out loud moments, as well as sad and tragic moments, I loved this book. Following the 4 main characters through their pregnancies, as well as their everyday lives and those of their employees and co-workers. Compulsive reading, hard to put down.

A heart warming beautifully written book. It wraps you in warmth from stat to finish, just like a soft squiggy armchair and hot chocolate!

Yet again another fantastic book from a Milly. Great story of friends. Really wonderful characters. Can’t wait for the next book Milly

Reading a book by Milly Johnson is like riding a rollercoaster whilst wrapped in a snuggly throw, holding a hot drink in one hand and a book in the other. This book is no exception, I experienced a gamut of emotions from cover to cover. I laughed, I cried, there was intrigue, and drama, death and babies. The title comes from the three main characters, three women who become friends when they join an antenatal group called The Christmas Pudding Club, where all the members are expecting their babies around Christmas.

Interspersed throughout the story were excerpts from a local newspaper, The Daily Trumpet, notorious within the story for having a reputation for unfortunate typos. The excerpts were corrections to articles, and were absolutely hilarious. I laughed out loud so much reading those, some articles relating to the characters within the book, and some completely unrelated. It was a charming addition to a wonderful story, and complemented the book to perfection. I will be buying this book on November 15th 2018 to add to my collection.

I was given this book via Netgalley and Simon & Schuster in exchange for an honest review.

I love Milly's so therefore couldn't wait to read this one and the title really attracted me and certainly didn't disappoint me at all. It's full of fun, laughter and heartbreak while making new friendships and having decisions to make. A great read full of Christmas with everyone expecting a Christmas joy. It's very hard to read at times as heartbreaking but great how it is written to make you realise we can cope with hard situations. The characters are brilliant and it's just a simply brilliant read and worth more than five stars.
It's based around theee main characters who all find themselves pregnant and their young dr has set up a group for mums to be so they can bond and share ideas together and spend longer together before the babies are born so support and help each other in a number of different ways. The group will be called the Christmas pudding club as all babies are due at Christmas will it be a success of a group or not. The three characters are:

Eve who is a co owner of a winter wonderland theme park and she has decided she wants to renew her wedding vowels at Christmas as her wedding was so quiet the first time round but can problems at the theme park hinder her or not also she finds out she is expecting and due just after Christmas so nearer the time will she regret decisions she has made and can she be happy.

Palma has agreed to be a surrogate mother for a couple as she is desperate for the money and thinks it will change her world and she can be happy. When the couple decide to split and they don't want the baby what will she decide to do will she keep the baby or not. She out of work single and can this change for her or not and can she turn her world around now she has a baby she will have to care for. Will she be heartbroken along the way or not and will she need the support of the others.

Annie along with her husband own a Christmas cracker company and have always wanted a child but never been able to and when she one day thinks she's going through the menopause and she visits her dr who tells her she expecting she will be full of joy along with her husband. Can their Buisness keep going with one of their workers leaving or will meeting others at the Christmas pudding club change their business to.

All three ladies build a friendship together and support each other through hard times and joy but just shows with friends we can face anything together. This I simply brilliant book loved it loads.

Love milly Johnson books & once again she didn’t disappoint. Read this in one sitting on holiday didn’t want it to end