Review: (3.5 stars)  Keeping in touch with Lady Julia while awaiting the next novel.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2012
Since the first Lady Julia Grey mystery,Silent in the Grave (A Lady Julia Grey Novel), came out in 2007, I've been a loyal fan of Deanna Raybourn's series.  For me the first 3 are the very best, with perhaps the first one as my personal favorite, but all of them have been fun to read.That's why this little story is enjoyable.  Lady Julia, her family, and Brisbane have become like old friends to me, so I liked reading about this Christmas 1889, one and a half years after Julia and Brisbane married.  There's a little mystery but it's no big deal.  The best part of reading this is just the touching base with everybody 'til the next full-length novel is published (and I don't know when that will be, even after checking out Raybourn's website).An added bonus of this download is the instructions for how to make the March family wassail and Christmas potpourri.  Cute and a bit educational.