Description

In the sleepy village of Downpass 23 year old Gianna decides to throw a Christmas party Beatrice Risdon Jamess forceful sister and steely doyenne of Downpass life stands aghast as friends from London and Paris descend en masse for the occasion Among them are Pierre a sensitive virtuoso violinist much given to practicing through the small hours at Hargreaves House Daphne Maxwellton a dazzling socialite who can always be relied upon to interfere in the affairs of others and the journalist Alexander Ranch Giannas fianc and a man who combines his investigative researches with a passion for Rugby demands which sometimes lead him to forget his romantic responsibilities