The Christmas Bookshop: A Novel

Product Description

“Sublime…Colgan infuses her latest book with humor, wit, suspense and a perfectly cast love triangle.”–USA Today
Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel. 
Laid off from her department store job, Carmen has perilously little cash and few options. The prospect of spending Christmas with her perfect sister Sofia, in Sofia’s perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered yuppie life does not appeal.
Frankly, Sofia doesn’t exactly want her prickly sister Carmen there either. But Sofia has yet another baby on the way, a mother desperate to see her daughters get along, and a client who needs help revitalizing his shabby old bookshop. So Carmen moves in and takes the job.
Thrown rather suddenly into the inner workings of Mr. McCredie’s ancient bookshop on the picturesque streets of historic Edinburgh, Carmen is intrigued despite herself. The store is dusty and disorganized but undeniably charming. Can she breathe some new life into it in time for Christmas shopping? What will happen when a famous and charismatic author takes a sudden interest in the bookshop—and Carmen? And will the Christmas spirit be enough to help heal her fractured family?

Review

“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

“Sublime…Colgan infuses her latest book with humor, wit, suspense and a perfectly cast love triangle.” —
USA Today

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.