How to Survive Christmas

The laugh-out-loud funny guide to surviving the Christmas season from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Rivals, now a major series streaming on Disney+. ‘Jilly Cooper‘s non-fiction is just as entertaining as her novels‘ Pandora Sykes ‘Being prepared is the secret to a more harmonious Christmas. If Joseph had booked a room in advance, Jesus would not have been born in a stable.‘ Christmas is looming. Will your mother-in-law present you with yet another hideous jersey this year? How are you going to cope with Granny‘s dog or the ghastly in-laws? Has the row about where to spend the holiday already started, though summer is not yet a distant memory? Never fear: Jilly Cooper has the answer to everything. Whether you should seek refuge in the cooking sherry or suggest a wholesome family walk, Jilly offers sound but often hilarious advice about how to get through the roller-coaster ride that is the festive season. Written in her own irrepressible style, How to Survive Christmas is the laugh-out-loud funny guide on how to cope during the most demanding of occasions: Christmas. Praise for Jilly Cooper: ‘There is no one else like Cooper‘ Guardian ‘The funniest and sharpest writer there is‘ Jenny Colgan, bestselling author of The Christmas Bookshop ‘Jilly Cooper is the very best‘ Daily Mail ‘Hilarious , witty, wise, astute [and] flawlessly entertaining‘ Helen Fielding, bestselling author of Bridget Jones‘s Diary ‘Jilly is a genius‘ Clare Pooley, bestselling author of The Authenticity Project ‘No one else can make me laugh and cry , sometimes at the same time, quite like Jilly Cooper‘ Gill Sims, bestselling author of Why Mummy Drinks Jilly Cooper, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024