With four children, a Christmas cookbook to write, and her mum suffering from dementia, Cat Tinsall has plenty to juggle.When her daughter, Mel, starts going off the rails, Cat has even more on her plate. Pippa Holliday adores her family, so when Dan is involved in a terrible accident, Pippa's world is suddenly turned upside down. Schoolteacher Marianne North's life isn't easy and with her husband's ex causing trouble, life is getting even trickier.As Cat, Pippa and Marianne help each other through a difficult year, they're all hoping for a much brighter Christmas.