Follow the story of Mary, a homeless woman, negotiating Christmas when she has no home. Mary, the first book of the upcoming Cherry Blossom series, demonstrates the need to have a holistic approach to homelessness support, with services being able to offer help as and when someone presents as homeless. The Cherry Blossom series aims to demonstrate the individual circumstances people experiencing homelessness face, and share examples of good practice in order to work towards a gender informed, intersectional approach to service provision. This book, alongside the others in the series, is based on my current PhD research, which focuses on women experiencing homelessness. Thank you to all the women who have shared their stories with me.