Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas

Name: Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas
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ISBN: 9781788958455

Anna Zoe Quirke

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Little Tiger
06 October 2026

Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA)

When Theo Grey goes to stay with her estranged sister Juliet in the city, she is excited to reconnect, and to live her best bisexual life. She wants to go out and kiss as many girls as she can. If only she could get the beautiful, funny, kind, and fellow bisexual, Otis out of her head...

It's Christmas in the city, and Theo Grey is ready to live her best bisexual life. She's escaped her overbearing parents and her small village to stay with her older sister (who she hasn't heard from in five years and who doesn't know she's coming...) and to go ever so slightly over the rails.

And while their reunion gets off to a tricky start, she and Juliet soon reconnect. Theo settles into her new life and makes friends, including the gorgeous, kind, funny, and fellow bisexual, Otis. Theo is ready to go out and kiss as many girls as she can - if only she could stop thinking about the ridiculous, beautiful man who gets her so completely...

A fun and festive rom-com, perfect for fans of Alice Oseman, Elle McNicoll, Lizzie Huxley-Jones and Ashley Herring Blake.

By: Anna Zoe Quirke
Imprint: Little Tiger
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781788958455
ISBN 10: 1788958454
Pages: 1
Publication Date: 06 October 2026
Recommended Age: From 14 to 18 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Anna Zoe Quirke is a queer and autistic author and librarian from the North of England. She currently lives in Manchester with her partner, Rachael, and their very angry tortoise, Sheldon. They're at their happiest writing stories about queer and neurodivergent people finding and claiming their place in the world, exploring the literary wonders of the UK, or making a big ol' mess in the kitchen baking things for their loved ones. Their debut novel Something to be Proud of was nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing.

Reviews for Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas

Festive and bifurious! A riotously fun romcom with unforgettable, loudly proud Theo at the centre of it all. Expect swoons and hijinks, stay for the big feelings. Loved it. * Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas * A warm-hearted tale of new love and self-discovery, of dancing and daring and finding your way home, which sparkles like freshly-fallen snow. * Sinéad O'Hart, author of The Time Tider *