The Willows at Christmas The Willows at Christmas The Willows at Christmas is a children's novel by English writer William Horwood, first published in 1999. It is the fourth book of the "Tales of the Willows" series, a collection of four sequels to Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows". "The Willows at Christmas" is set after the events of "The Wind in the Willows" but before "The Willows in Winter". It is illustrated by Patrick Benson and includes full-page colour pictures . The twelve days of Christmas are fast approaching and Mole is planning to enjoy every one of them with his River
Neil Griffiths (novelist) Neil Griffiths (novelist) Neil Griffiths is a British novelist, and the founder of the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses. He is the winner of the Authors' Club First Novel Award, and has been shortlisted for best novel in the Costa Book Awards. Neil Griffiths was born in south London, and grew up in "various places in the South East of England". Griffiths has worked in television, and has written for BBC Radio 4. His first novel, "Betrayal in Naples", won the Authors' Club First Novel Award, and "Saving Caravaggio" was shortlisted for the best novel in the Costa