Christmas by the Book

ΓÇ£A heartfelt and lovely Christmas tale for book lovers everywhere!ΓÇ¥ΓÇöJenny Colgan,author of The Bookshop on the Shore In small-town Englandtwo booksellers facing tough times decide to spread some Christmas cheer through the magic of anonymous book deliveries in this uplifting holiday tale for book lovers everywhere. Nora and her husbandSimonhave run the beautiful oak-beamed book shop in their small British village for thirty years. But times are tough and the shop is under threat of closure–this Christmas season will really decide their fate. When an elderly man visits the store and buys the one book they’ve never been able to sellsaying it’s the perfect gift for his sick grandsonit gives Nora an idea. She and Simon will send out books to those feeling down this Christmas. Maybe they can’t save their bookstorebut at least they’ll have one final chance to lift people’s spirits through the power of reading. After gathering nominations onlineNora and Simon quietly deliver books to six residents of the village in need of some festive cheerincluding a single dad of twins who is working hard to make ends meeta teenage boy grieving for his big sistera local Member of Parliament who is battling depressionand a teacher who’s newly retired and living on her own. As the town prepares for a white Christmasthe books begin to give the recipients hopeone by one. But with the future of the bookshop still up in the airNora and Simon will need a Christmas miracle–or perhaps a little help from the people whose lives they’ve touched–to find a happy ending of their own….