13 must-read fiction books like A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father) by Neil Boyd

Cover of A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father) by Neil Boyd

A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

By: Neil Boyd

4.03

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

From the series that inspired the hit London Weekend Television sitcom Bless Me, Father: At St. Jud…

If you liked the fiction plot in A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father) by Neil Boyd , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Grand Sophy

By: Georgette Heyer

4.17

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

When the redoubtable Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on business, he leaves his… read more

Similar categories in Georgette Heyer's The Grand Sophy book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • humor
  • fiction
"You are shameless!"

-Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy

"Mr. Rivenhall said to Sophy, “If this is your doing—!"

-Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy

"Do you like pets better than toys and books? I always did, so I thought very likely you would too."

-Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy

"I never indulge commonplace thoughts," said Sir Vincent... "Not, at all events, in relation to the Grand Sophy."

-Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy

Cover of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear

2. Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

3.59

Format: 320 pages,

Maisie Dobbs isn't just any young housemaid. Through her own natural intelligence--and the patronag… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • fiction
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3. Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse

By: Faith Sullivan

4.50

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Throughout her life, Nell Stillman has struggled to find meaning in an increasingly chaotic world. … read more

Similar categories in Faith Sullivan's Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • humor
  • fiction

4. The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss

By: Anderson Cooper , Gloria Vanderbilt

3.33

Format: 161 pages, ebook

A touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, o… read more

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5. Old Bones (Gideon Oliver, #4)

By: Aaron Elkins

4.01

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When members of a prominent Breton family suddenly die, and the remains of a human skeleton are fou… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Elkins's Old Bones (Gideon Oliver, #4) book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • fiction

6. Friday's Child

By: Georgette Heyer

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

Rejected by the incomparable Miss Milborne for his unsteadiness of character, wild Lord Sheringham … read more

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7. Bilgewater

By: Jane Gardam

3.00

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1977, Jane Gardam's Bilgewater is an affectionate and complex rendering-in-… read more

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8. The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

By: Astrid Lindgren , Michael Chesworth

4.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An enticing, newly illustrated collection of the enduringly popular Pippi stories. Since Pippi Long… read more

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9. The Story of Arthur Truluv

By: Elizabeth Berg

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful, life-affirming novel about a remarkably loving man who creates for himself and others … read more

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Cover of From a Far and Lovely Country (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #24) by Alexander McCall Smith

10. From a Far and Lovely Country (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #24)

By: Alexander McCall Smith

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

The latest installment in Alexander McCall Smith's delightfully diverting No. 1 Ladies' Detective … read more

Similar categories in Alexander McCall Smith's From a Far and Lovely Country (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #24) book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • fiction
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11. Murder Before Evensong (Canon Clement, #1)

By: Richard Coles

3.32

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton. He has been there for eight years, living at the Rector… read more

Similar categories in Richard Coles's Murder Before Evensong (Canon Clement, #1) book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • fiction
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12. The Dog Who Came to Stay: A Memoir

By: Hal Borland

4.18

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

The rib-thin, black-and-white rabbit hound turned up at Hal Borland's Connecticut farm one Christma… read more

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Cover of The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L.   Miller

13. The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder

By: C.L. Miller

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this irresistible and thrilling debut novel, a former antique hunter investigates a suspicious d… read more

Similar categories in C.L. Miller's The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • fiction
Cover of An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11) by T.E. Kinsey

14. An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

By: T.E. Kinsey

4.53

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder. July 1… read more

Similar categories in T.E. Kinsey's An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11) book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • humor
  • fiction
"Chap's been shot in the Tramway Centre." "Nasty place to be shot," I said. "I wouldn't want to be shot in the Tramway Centre."

-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

"Hello Sim, dear," said Lady Hardcastle. "We've come to see your body." Dr. Gosling laughed. "I say, that's rather forward of you, Em. I had no idea you felt that way."

-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

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15. Zorrie

By: Laird Hunt

3.86

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award (Fiction) From prize-winning, acclaimed author Laird Hun… read more

Similar categories in Laird Hunt's Zorrie book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • fiction
"You could get whiplash trying to watch time go by."

-Laird Hunt, Zorrie

"Still, it was Indiana, it was the dirt she had bloomed up out of, it was who she was, what she felt, how she thought, what she knew."

-Laird Hunt, Zorrie

"As she began to doze, she wondered if when you rode in airplanes, love, even old impossible love, sent hearts tumbling end over end."

-Laird Hunt, Zorrie

"She asked Janie what it was like to have a mother, and Janie leaned over and gave Zorrie a kiss on the top of her head and then turned her around and gave her a quick kick in her seat and told her th…"

-Laird Hunt, Zorrie

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16. The Beauty of Dusk

By: Frank Bruni

4.06

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni comes a wise and moving memoir abo… read more

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Cover of The Golden Oldies' Book Club by Judy Leigh

17. The Golden Oldies' Book Club

By: Judy Leigh

4.06

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

Ruth the librarian fears she’s too old to find love, but a discussion about Lady Chatterley’s Lover… read more

Similar categories in Judy Leigh's The Golden Oldies' Book Club book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • humor
  • fiction
Cover of Home for Christmas: Stories for Young and Old by Elizabeth Goudge

18. Home for Christmas: Stories for Young and Old

By: Elizabeth Goudge

4.09

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

"If you’re giving one book for Christmas, make it this one." —Jim Trelease, author, The Read-Aloud … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Goudge's Home for Christmas: Stories for Young and Old book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • christmas
  • christian
  • fiction
Cover of The Case of the Dotty Dowager (WISE Enquiries Agency #1) by Cathy Ace

19. The Case of the Dotty Dowager (WISE Enquiries Agency #1)

By: Cathy Ace

4.03

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet the Women of the WISE Enquiries Agency. The first in a new series. Henry Twyst, eighteenth … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Ace's The Case of the Dotty Dowager (WISE Enquiries Agency #1) book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • fiction
Cover of A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father) by Neil Boyd

20. A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

By: Neil Boyd

4.03

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

From the series that inspired the hit London Weekend Television sitcom Bless Me, Father: At St. Jud… read more

Similar categories in Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father) book and Neil Boyd's A Father Before Christmas (Bless Me, Father)

  • christian
  • humor
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • comedy

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