One December Morning by Emma Davies
AD | book tour – As soon as Autumn arrives, it always start to lean towards easy festive reads. Like a cozy brew on a winter’s day, they give a nice snuggly feeling when it starts to get cold outside. Which is why when the opportunity came up to hop on the blog tour of One December Morning by Emma Davies, I jumped at the chance. This is what I thought.
THE BLURB
One chance meeting. Two strangers. And a sprinkling of Christmas magic…
Fifty-five-year-old Peg has been lonely for as long as she can remember. As she battles through traffic while the snow softly falls around her, the best she can hope for is to get home for Christmas safely, and to spend it wrapped in a blanket by a roaring open fire in her tumbledown cottage in the Cotswolds. Little does she know that everything is about to change…
Because Henry is also stuck on the road, and when their cars come to a complete standstill, he and Peg strike up a conversation over a homemade mince pie and a flask of hot tea. Towering over Peg, his navy waffle-knit jumper charmingly threadbare at the elbows, he chats effortlessly. With his tortoiseshell glasses pushed back into his mass of curly dark hair, Henry makes Peg laugh, and the two click. As something shifts, Peg realises that it’s been a long time since she smiled like this.
Peg discovers that Henry is single too, but he’s off to grit his teeth through the forced jollity of another family Christmas with his insufferably perfect daughter-in-law in the next village. Before they get a chance to exchange numbers, the traffic starts to move and Peg and Henry are wrenched apart…
She doesn’t expect to see him again. But then, days later, there’s a knock on Peg’s door: Henry needs her help. In an instant, she knows this will be a Christmas she’ll never forget, in ways she could never have imagined. Can she let herself get involved and risk being vulnerable, or will she shy away?
Peg doesn’t open her heart to anyone. But can the magic of Christmas persuade her to give it to someone special…?
WHAT I THOUGHT OF ONE DECEMBER MORNING
I picked up One December Morning expecting a Christmas rom-com but what I got was so much more, and what a delightful surprise it turned out to be. Emma Davies has created a story that wraps around you like a soft blanket, offering comfort, warmth, and a gentle nudge to reflect on life’s deeper truths.
From the very first pages, I found myself genuinely liking every single character which can be a rare treat. But Blanche and Mim were especially wonderful, full of charm and depth. And Peg? I want her as my Auntie. She’s the kind of character who feels like home: wise, witty, and quietly brave.
What really stood out to me was how beautifully the book explores the complexity of family relationships. It doesn’t shy away from the difficult stuff – ageing, loneliness, misunderstandings – but it handles these themes with tenderness and honesty. I loved how it addressed the concerns we carry about ourselves and our loved ones as we grow older. It felt real, relatable, and moving.
Was it a little twee and predictable? Absolutely yes but sometimes that’s exactly what you want and was one of the things I really enjoyed about this book. It is more than just a festive read—it’s a gentle reminder of the magic that can happen when we open ourselves up to connection, even when it feels risky. One December Morning is uplifting, heartwarming, and quietly powerful. I really, really enjoyed it.
THE BOOK TOUR
If you liked reading about what I thought about One December Morning, then why not check out the other blogs on the tour.
DISCLOSURE: I was provided with a digital copy of One December Morning for the purposes of this book tour. As usual though, all opinions are my own.
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