Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop: Book 3 in the feel-good WWII saga series about a community-run bookshop, from the bestselling author (The Wartime Bookshop, 3)
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Alice, Kate and Naomi want to keep the magic of Christmas alive in their village of Churchwood but a thief in the area and a new family that shuns the local community are only the first of the problems they face.
Naomi is fighting to free herself from Alexander – the man who married her for her money, then kept a secret family behind her back. But will she be able to achieve the independence she craves?
Alice’s dreams came true when she married sweetheart Daniel. Now he has returned to the fighting, but Alice is delighted to discover that she’s carrying his child. Will the family make it through the war unscathed?
While Kate’s life on Brimbles Farm has never been easy, she now has help from land girls Pearl and Ruby. But what will it mean for them all when Kate’s brother returns from the war with terrible injuries? And why has pilot Leo, the man she loves, stopped writing?
As ever, the Wartime Bookshop is a source of community and comfort. But disaster is about to strike…
Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop is the third novel in the uplifting Wartime Bookshop series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest.
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**Real readers are LOVING The Wartime Bookshop series**
‘BRILLIANT’
‘Oh I loved this book… please carry on the good writing’
‘Wow what a brilliant start to a new series’
‘Outstandingly fabulous, warm and inviting… so glad there is going to be a follow-on’
‘I was only two pages in when I knew this would be a 5 star read… I honestly can’t put my excitement into words at the thought of reading the next one’
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Additional information
| Publisher | Penguin (23 Nov. 2023) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 400 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1529177375 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1529177374 |
| Dimensions | 12.7 x 2.08 x 19.81 cm |
by Lynnette Swann
I have so enjoyed being carried away into such wonderful characters, love, joy, sadness. I felt as though I was there with them.
by Nicola Wilton
It couldn’t get cosier than the wartime bookshop in Churchwood, and this time, with a festive twist! The bookshop faces a lot in this book but as ever, the sense of community and community spirit is strong and in the face of adversity, they always band together.
We rejoin Alice, Naomi and Kate who have fast become a favourite for me. And you needn’t worry about hopping into this book (which is book three in the series) if you haven’t read the others as the author sums up everything you may have missed in such an easy and succinct way, you won’t feel lost. Although I do wholeheartedly recommend going back to read them because they’re absolutely fab and you can treat them as prequels and read the origin stories of our wonderful characters.
Each one of the girls chapters had an interesting element and a plot story to keep you enraptured. Naomi is facing struggles against her husband Alexander, Alice as pillar of the community has her own struggles to face and Kate is forever juggling home life, farm life and a secret tryst with a new beau. I couldn’t read them fast enough and sometimes with split perspective chapters you want to read a particular character more than others, but it certainly wasn’t the case here. I seriously love all of them in this.
I was afraid this might be the last in the series to make it a trilogy but I was delighted to find there’s another one planned, of hopefully, many more! I adore this series and couldn’t recommend enough.
by Carol
I loved the stories of Kate, Naomi and Alice. The Wartime bookshop was the centre of the community which during the war time helped the local community to support each other during difficult times. Naomi’s story was shocking and heartbreaking and it was good to hear how she overcame it all to get the outcome she wanted and deserved. A strong woman indeed. Kate had a very difficult life with her dysfunctional family but with the help of the land girls she was able to have a romance with Leo. A very moving and uplifting story with its ups and downs. How these women overcame adversity especially after the loss of the bookshop was inspiring.
by Kindle Customer ChrisDay
Oh how I love this saga series, book 3 was as enjoyable as previous books. Sitting down & opening the book is like rejoining your family. Such a good read. I recommend that you read all 3 books. Great book Lesley!!
by Catherine A McNally
Wonderful book could not put it down .
by Smith
The book shop stories are brilliant, hope there will be more and soon
by Mrs Lorraine Joad
This is such a wonderful series of books. It was great to revisit and catch up with the characters again and I cannot wait for another one. So much emphasis on friendships including all the ups and downs and people coming together for a good cause. Such a delightful read.
by P A JEDRAS
Can’t wait to read the next book