For me, Christmas represents an intoxicating mix of booze, faux-joy and difficult relatives.
I find the familial tension tends to fester as the arduous days tick by, feeding like a hungry tumour on scraps of off-the-cuff spite – aided by the spiralling collective blood alcohol level, of course – until it inevitably absorbs us all in its gluttonous body.
In other words: a big fat row.
My only solace then from the eventual denouement de festive cheer, is a good page turner. My advice if you too are compelled to watch your family unravel before your very eyes: make sure you’ve got a chunky hardback as a buffer.
And so, to assist in your search for something to pretend to read when it all kicks off, the Charlotte Street Partners team has put together our top books of 2019. A varied assortment, we hope you’ll find something to knock out the opposition.
Enjoy – and merry Christmas!
*Disclaimer: Neither Charlotte Street Partners nor its affiliates advocate the use of books in combat.