When the department store she works in closes for good, Carmen has perilously little cash and few options. She doesn’t want to move in with her perfect sister Sofia, in Sofia’s perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered Edinburgh life.
Frankly, Sofia doesn’t exactly want Carmen there either. Her sister has always been sarcastic and difficult. But Sofia has yet another baby on the way, a mother desperate to see her daughters get along, and a client who needs a retail assistant for his ailing bookshop, so welcoming Carmen might still have some benefits for everyone.
At Sofia’s behest, Carmen is thrown into the daily workings of old Mr. McCredie’s ancient bookshop on the streets of the old dark city. Can she use her design skills to revamp the store and bring it back to popularity in time to benefit from Christmas shopping traffic? Can she choose between bad boy literary rock star Blair and quiet Quaker student Oke? And will she heal the rift with the most important people of all: her family?
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Rating: 4 Stars
My Review: This one was great and so cute. I hope to read more from Jenny Colgan in the future.
Review
“Sublime…Colgan infuses her latest book with humor, wit, suspense and a perfectly cast love triangle.” -- USA Today
The Christmas Bookshop is literary hot chocolate with a bourbon shot: hot, sweet but with a surprising emotional kick. Colgan has woven together the ingredients for a fiendishly addictive festive romantic comedy." -- The Times (UK)
"Colgan’s new Edinburgh-set Christmas novel is full of references to books, descriptions of the twisty insides of a bookshop, and fun details about Scotland, Quakerism, and the centuries-old Great Yew Tree of Ormiston. Get ready to root for these charming characters as they bungle their way toward a merry Christmas."“ -- Library Journal (starred review)
“An evocative sweet treat.” -- Jojo Moyes on Little Beach Street Bakery
“Funny, magical and moving.” -- Time Out on Little Beach Street Bakery
“The perfect escape.” -- Woman (UK) on Christmas at the Cupcake Café
“This tale is even sweeter than the first. Festive and charming, it’s another triumph for Jenny Colgan.” -- Cosmopolitan (UK) on Christmas at the Cupcake Café
“A bright, lighthearted romantic comedy ready for filming.” -- Kirkus Reviews on 500 Miles from You
The Christmas Bookshop is literary hot chocolate with a bourbon shot: hot, sweet but with a surprising emotional kick. Colgan has woven together the ingredients for a fiendishly addictive festive romantic comedy." -- The Times (UK)
"Colgan’s new Edinburgh-set Christmas novel is full of references to books, descriptions of the twisty insides of a bookshop, and fun details about Scotland, Quakerism, and the centuries-old Great Yew Tree of Ormiston. Get ready to root for these charming characters as they bungle their way toward a merry Christmas."“ -- Library Journal (starred review)
“An evocative sweet treat.” -- Jojo Moyes on Little Beach Street Bakery
“Funny, magical and moving.” -- Time Out on Little Beach Street Bakery
“The perfect escape.” -- Woman (UK) on Christmas at the Cupcake Café
“This tale is even sweeter than the first. Festive and charming, it’s another triumph for Jenny Colgan.” -- Cosmopolitan (UK) on Christmas at the Cupcake Café
“A bright, lighthearted romantic comedy ready for filming.” -- Kirkus Reviews on 500 Miles from You
About the Author
Jenny Colgan is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Café by the Sea, The Bookshop on the Corner, Little Beach Street Bakery, and Christmas on the Island. Jenny is married with three children and lives in Scotland.
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