Possible Clues:

• Possibly meant to join number around the fire
• Hilary's bookshelf?
• Christmas stocking site
• Hilary needs to get bloke on phone
• Hilary --, author of the historical novel 'Bring Up the Bodies'
• Candlestick setting, frequently
• "Wolf Hall" novelist Hilary
• Shelf for vases
• Display area over the fireplace
• Hearth adjunct