Partly Cloudy

by Leslie Thomas, Bryan Forbes

A Christmas comedy of manners in which everything goes wrong in the Chivers household, as family and friends arrive for the festivities. Can goodwill extend to Tony's brother, who arrives without his family and with a new religion, or to Tony's son, who brings along an "older woman"?

278 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, 1931, Leslie Thomas is the son of a sailor who was lost at sea in 1943. His boyhood in an orphanage is evoked in This Time Next Week, published in 1964. At sixteen, he became a reporter, before going on to do his national service. He won worldwide acclaim with his bestselling novel The Virgin Soldiers, which has achieved international sales of over four million copies.

Reviews

[Lesley Petty · Rating 1 out of 5]

2 hours of my life I will never get back 🙃

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pleasant little book about the strange turns life takes. Entertaining and easy to read with a sweet ending.