A Christmas Child Hamish Hamilton when everything else is falling

when everything else is falling apart

is sacked from his latest job as a security guard in Harrods

a fatwa signals a different ideological faultline and a refugee seeks safety in Wychwood

Appalled by the victim's staring eyes he is inexorably drawn into this disturbing

But when they follow up a new lead

A Christmas Child Hamish Hamilton when everything else is fallingThis is the story of a young couple's desperate search for accommodation late on Christmas Eve, made the more urgent by the imminent birth of their child. The author has written several novels, including "The Maid of Buttermere" and "Rich" and screenplays for "Isadora" and "Jesus Christ Superstar".