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A Christmas Baby at Goodwill House: An emotional historical family saga from Fenella J Miller Kindle Edition

4.5 out of 5 stars 4,138 ratings

Don't miss the final instalment in Fenella J. Miller's heartwarming and emotional Goodwill House series. You'll need to have your tissues ready!

July 1941

As the war grinds on, Lady Joanna Harcourt knows that her time at Goodwill House is drawing to close. A new chapter awaits, one that she never expected to happen to her – she is going to be a wife and mother again!

Excited with their new arrival and with her beloved Flying Officer John Sergeant back in her life, Joanna hopes that even though war clouds gather, love will prevail, and the future will look brighter than ever for the Harcourt family.

John has just one last mission to complete, before they can be together. But even though John is an experienced and competent pilot, the threat of the enemy is still close. Will this be one risk too far?

Or will their be another goodbye for the Harcourts before they close the doors of Goodwill House forever?

Don't miss the emotional finale in the Goodwill House series! Perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane, Patricia McBride, and Rosie Clarke.

Praise for Fenella J. Miller:

'Yet again, Fenella Miller has thrilled me with another of her historical stories in the Goodwill House saga series. She brings alive a variety of emotions and weaves in facts relating to the era, all of which keep me reading into the small hours' Glynis Peters

'Curl up in a chair with Fenella J Miller's characters and lose yourself in another time and another place' Lizzie Lane

'Engaging characters and setting which whisks you back to the home front of wartime Britain. A fabulous series!' Jean Fullerton

'If your heart does not soar reading this story, I would be very surprised. A wonderful story of resilience, love and hope' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C6SRTWG4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Boldwood Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 31, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.2 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 306 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1801628877
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 7 of 7 ‏ : ‎ Goodwill House
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 4,138 ratings

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Fenella J Miller
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Fenella J Miller was born in the Isle of Man. Her father was a Yorkshire man and her mother the daughter of a Rajah. She has worked as a nanny, cleaner, field worker, hotelier, chef, secondary and primary teacher and is now a full time writer.

She has over sixty Regency romantic adventures published plus four Jane Austen variations, four Victorian sagas and twentyseven WW2 family sagas. Fenella J Miller now writes for Boldwood. She is a widow and lives in a small village in Essex with her British Shorthair cat. She has a son, daughter in law, and a grandson very much part of her life as well as a daughter, granddaughter and grandson living in the US from whom she is estranged.

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Customers find the book wonderful and enjoy the series, with one customer noting it was worth the wait.

"...I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading all that happened during the early years of WWII as at that time I was a young boy living in Coventry." Read more

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"With one exception, this book is a real upper. Will there be a new Elizabeth the 2nd book to follow? Only Fenella Miller knows." Read more

"...Enjoyed all the books. Thank you!" Read more

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"Ms. Miller has scored another success with this one. The series was interesting and let us examine the war from another perspective...." Read more

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2025
    As I have read the entire series of the Goodwill House I was hoping it would continue. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading all that happened during the early years of WWII as at that time I was a young boy living in Coventry.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
    It was a quick read. It was over before I knew it. Good character development. It felt incomplete, but perhaps more is coming.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
    Alls well that end well even in their time the war is just getting started. This series is amazing just a normal family that all the problems come along it would be great to have another book or books in this series. It is a very passonate and loving books.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2025
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    The previous books in the series were far more ingesting story lines.the twists and turns of the previous story lines were far more interedting
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2023
    With one exception, this book is a real upper. Will there be a new Elizabeth the 2nd book to follow? Only Fenella Miller knows.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
    In an easy, somewhat stilted style, Fenella J. Miller spins the story of A Christmas Baby at Goodwill House. Written with a Downton Abbey style of prose, the plot has a gentle, endearing sweetness.

    Lady Joanna Harcourt, a widowed 38-year-old, has fallen in love with lower-class 29-year-old John, a pilot for the RAF during WW2. The two have only met a couple of times when, scandalously, Joanna learns she is pregnant. Already the mother to newly-wed 19-year-old Sarah and adopted twins Joe and Liza, Joanna must relinquish her title and swiftly marry John.

    As John must carry on his war duties, Joanna stays in her in-laws’ estate at Goodwill House with her younger children and former mother-in-law, who ironically adores Joanna and loathed her son. (My favorite character is the elder Lady Harcourt; she’s spirited and openly honest.)

    The book's pace quickens when John, now a commissioned officer, is sent on several harrowing missions while Joanna’s pregnancy progresses. To pass the time and help the village children enjoy Christmas, Joanna and her family make homemade toys out of repurposed and found items in their large estate.

    John is lost at sea days before the baby is due, and Joanna suffers a crushing blow.

    A Christmas Baby is an easy read that, while lacking much depth, is enjoyable and age-appropriate from YA up. Fenella J. Miller ends the book with just enough intrigue to make you want to pick up the next in the series.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024
    Joanna is closing out Goodwill House and moving the family to a restored manse. While it's being restored, they're all still living at Goodwill House and up and down living continues as the War goes on. Newly married to John, they are separated most of the time because of the war, and each has rocky times. Her baby is due just before Christmas, so they focus on that somewhat. Interesting tale as they all cope with wartime issues. Disappointing, wobbling between atheism and prayers as convenient. Somewhat abrupt ending but overall, a good read with likeable characters.

    I received this book free from the author, publisher and NetGalley book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2023
    Ms. Miller has scored another success with this one. The series was interesting and let us examine the war from another perspective. Enjoyed all the books. Thank you!

Top reviews from other countries

  • Malcolm F.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just loved it
    Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2023
    I have thoroughly enjoyed all the Goodwll house books. Being an expat and born just after the second world war. I was able to take myself back to a better time. We may still have been on rations and in the process of rebuilding but it was also a time when I could let me young daughter play in the street and know there were many mothers looking out for her. We all helped each other. Thank you Fenella Miller.
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable story
    Reviewed in Australia on January 6, 2024
    I enjoyed reading this book
  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely wartime saga!
    Reviewed in Italy on November 8, 2023
    Loved this wartime saga. Hope they’ll be more.
  • Jeanette
    5.0 out of 5 stars Goodwill house
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2024
    Another beautiful chapter in the lives of everyone at Goodwill house written with love and it so nice to have a well thought out little snippets about the characters and their families.
  • Cynthia Southwell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Goodwill House
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2024
    I have loved every minute of this series. Although I wanted to finish it l kept putting it down so it would last longer. One of the best series l have ever read.

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