The Snow Angel

by Dilly Court

As snow falls outside Abbotsford vicarage on Christmas Eve, Rose Northwood finds a child lying destitute in the manger of the town's nativity display.

Reminded of her younger brother, who died at Christmastime, she is determined to nurse the young boy back to health.

But the child has lost his memory and can't recall where he came from…

Will Rose discover the boy's true identity, and reunite him with his lost family this winter?

Genres: Christmas, Historical Fiction, Fiction

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2025

About the author

Dilly Court grew up in North-east London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. She is married with two grown-up children and four grandchildren, and now lives in Dorset on the beautiful Jurassic Coast with her husband. She is the author of eighteen novels and also writes under the name of Lily Baxter.

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great read from Dilly Court,I've read quite a few of her books and many more to read.love reading books in the victorian era.this starts with Rose Northwood she finds a young lad he looks sick and takes him to her family home,she and her sisters care for him.he lost his memory and takes a while to remember someone wants him dead.Rose has a bond with the lad and wants to protect him.A gripping read.looking forward to reading more of her books...

[Dan Hooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it and poor rose didn’t half go through it but came out in the end

[Rose Kealy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the book.
Riveting read.
Would recommend.

[Sue Sykes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another lovely read from Dilly Court, Christmas Eve and Rose finds a child asleep in the churches Nativity cradle near to death, he looks like he has been beaten and starved. The arrival of a handsome stranger brings lots of adventures to come for Rose
My thanks as always to NetGalley and publishers Harper Collins Uk Harper Fiction for the early read

[Rebecca Lawton · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book started really well, but I gave up reading about 100 pages from the end as it was just getting more and more far fetched. I normally enjoy Dilly Court books but this wasn't for me. There were too many coincidences.

[Lesley Puncher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost 5 stars, but it went on a little bit long and some of the scenarios were a little far fetched.
The author has used names which while quite common are used in several of her other books.

[Jackie Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I can say is another fantastic read by Dilly Court . I now readily await the next book .

[Justine Hodgson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I normally love Dilly Court more than I did in this book. But I've heard the next book brings back the Rockford characters so I'm looking forward to that one.

[Teri B · Rating 2 out of 5]

In the mood for historical fiction, I decided to try out an author new to me, Dilly Court, and a novel that is set in the 1850ies.
What I got felt to be a mixture of Jane Austen fan fiction added with some 21st century readers' and author's needs and a heroine, that well, I didn't quite gel with, and who repeatedly made unbelievably stupid same decisions.
The representation of female living conditions is due to the time period chosen very restrictive and in addition, Rose and her two sisters have grown up in a parsonage so they are very aware of the societal norms that rule their lives and the importance of preferably marrying up into a higher level of their society.
At some point I lost interest in the story and the main character and her very unbelievable motivation of having got to care for this youth that showed up unexpectedly in the villages Christmas manger and just wanted to be done with this book. Everything felt mediocre, the story, the characters, the execution.
The narrator I would like to say is very well chosen and her narration was very enjoyable.

[MaguiWorld · Rating 3 out of 5]

La narrativa es rica en detalles históricos, que dan vida al escenario y te sumergen completamente en la época. Los personajes secundarios son un punto fuerte acá. Cada uno con su propia historia y luchas. Esto le suma mucho a la trame en general.

Lo que distingue a The Snow Angel es su equilibrio entre luz y oscuridad. A pesar de las circunstancias a menudo sombrías en las que se encuentra Lottie, hay una calidez y una esperanza interesante a lo largo de toda la novela.

Si te gusta la ficción histórica que te toca la fibra sensible y te deja con una sensación de esperanza.

Es lo primero que leo de la autora y me gustó a pesar de que a veces se volvía un poco tedioso en ciertos momentos o con tantos personajes me encontraba bastante desorientada!

Gracias HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction por el ARC que lei en NetGalley a cambio de una reseña honesta.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Set in Dorset in the 1850’s, the story begins with Rose finding an injured young boy lying in the manger outside the vicarage. Alongside her sisters Emily and Marianne, they nurse him while trying to uncover his identity. What follows is months of kidnappings, secrets and cunning plans.

Rose is naive, brave and headstrong. Her determination to do good and help people comes with some questionable decisions and quick-thinking. Jago is wiser than his years, desperate to recover quickly and bring the bad guys to justice. Benedict is wealthy, intelligent and on a mission to clear his name. Together they need to work together to get to the bottom of things.

This book was well-written, full of action and humorous in parts. I thoroughly enjoyed Rose’s story.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another delightful story from Dilly Court.
Rose one of the main characters discovers a young boy lying in the manger of the church display he's been beaten, thin, and starving.

This is where the story unfolds. This charming book meets Dilly's wonderful standard of telling a story and keeping her readers interested.

[Lily Mulholland · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 85%

The main character makes stupid decisions every quarter of the book, allowing herself to be conveniently abducted three times to advance the plot! Absolutely ludicrous storytelling. I just couldn’t take any more.

The dialogue is wooden and on the nose, with far too much exposition.

The audiobook was not helped by the stilted narration.

All in all, an unsatisfying read.

[Trudie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rose Northwood, a vicar's daughter is a formidable young lady who finds a young boy seriously ill near the vicarage where she lives and an epic tale begins. I thoroughly enjoyed this although I did feel that Rose was a bit silly at times. A brilliant tale from Dilly!

[Graham Jenkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pastor's daughter rescues a young boy, then an offensive stranger comes looking for him. Can you guess how it will end?

But it will take you a while to get there. The print copy has 470 pages with way too many loves-me, loves-me-not steps along the way.

[rose wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riveting

Read this book in 2 days couldn't put it down loved it.
Typical Dolly Court book great easy reading & great story lines.

[Linda Hobson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

[Sue Hickling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Dilly Courts books .

[c m bolton · Rating 5 out of 5]

An angle

From the first page I have enjoyed this book. To find out about the family has been wonderful and we'll worth a read.
Thank you Dilly ❤

[Glynis Jobe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read

Love all of Dilly Court's book and this one is just as good I hope there's another to follow it ,

[Mrs PM Fussell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this like other books. I know it's a story but complicated and too far fetched

[Margaret Wait · Rating 5 out of 5]

Snow Angel 👼

Fully Court Snow Angel is a wonderfully story I have read all of her books and I think this one is one of her best looking forward to the next one

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a wonderful story. Dilly Court always has smart and resourceful characters. Well worth reading 📚

[Colleen Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it !

[Toni Marshall · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a book for me. Slow and a little tedious. DNF

[maxine cummings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely story, so warming , heartfelt on a winters evening .

[Izabella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book was absolutely fantastic. I loved how Dilly changing constantly action in this book. When you think everything settle down,then everything changing again. Fab 👌

[Shirley Malone · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great read

Dilly's books are always full of adventure and want to keep you reading love all her books. Can't wait for more.

[Rita Potter]

The most exciting of Dilly Court's books that I have read.

[Lyn Dudley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit far fetched but still well written and a lovely story.