June Winton: 2 books

Jane is desperate to escape her boring life, and buys an orchard in deepest Devon. She dreams of making her fortune growing truffle trees, meanwhile growing her own fruit and making juice and jam. But Jane has many hurdles to overcome; not only is she overweight and heading for 60 but the year proves...

Christopher, a nine year old boy, writes to Santa asking for help after his father's company takes over Christmas. Santa arrives in disguise with his dog, Polar, and makes friends with Mary.  They join forces with Christopher in a race against time to find the London Landmark, which has been...