Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop
£7.60£14.20 (-46%)
Wrap up warm and watch the snowflakes fall, the Christmas bookshop welcomes you home…
PRAISE FOR JENNY COLGAN
An evocative, sweet treat’ Jojo Moyes
‘Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting’ Marian Keyes
‘A cracker – the must-read this festive season’ Sun
‘Irresistible’ Jill Mansell
‘Just lovely’ Katie Fforde
‘Naturally funny, warm-hearted’ Lisa Jewell
‘A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book’ Mike Gayle
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The brand new feel-good Christmas novel from Sunday Times top ten bestselling author, Jenny Colgan.
Carmen is at a loose end. Her gorgeous bookshop is the filming site of a cheesy Christmas movie, she’s been ousted from her sister’s house, and the love of her life has just flown thousands of miles away. It’s threatening to be a very unjolly Christmas indeed!
But when the elderly owner of the shop comes to Carmen with a Christmas wish that threatens to never come true, Carmen knows she must buckle down to get the funds to save not only his trip, but the shop itself. While fending off a shady tatt-selling businessman, Carmen discovers wonders to the shop she could have never imagined, and opens a labyrinth of bookish backrooms for the customers to get lost in.
With her deadline looming, it might take more than a fresh coat of paint to solve Carmen’s problems. But with the help of their neighbours, her nieces and nephew, and a very distractingly cute male nanny, Carmen might just pull her greatest magic trick yet…
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Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan
‘Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside’
‘Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished’
‘There’s something so engaging about her characters and plots’
‘Her books are like a big, warm blanket’
‘Her stories are just so fabulous’
‘She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life’
‘The woman is just magic’
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Additional information
| Publisher | Sphere (26 Oct. 2023) |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 368 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1408726238 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1408726235 |
| Dimensions | 15.6 x 2.2 x 24 cm |
by Lorna
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop is a delightful holiday read that captures the Christmas spirit in Edinburgh’s heart. With its engaging characters, vivid sense of place, and heartwarming storyline, this book is a perfect choice for those seeking a cosy winter escape.
by Hannah Symonds
This was such a lovely and warming Christmas read that really gets you in the mood for Christmas. It is set in a bookshop and you can just feel the magic come alive as Carmen brings the bookshop alive. There are some heart warming moments and some interesting characters to enjoy. Being the sequel to The Christmas Bookshop I was looking forward to reacquainting myself with everyone and meeting new characters too. It certainly didn’t disappoint and I felt swept up in the truly magical story.
by Sandra Cobain
Absolutely adored this book from start to finish, beautifully written. I love Edinburgh, my gran came from there and loved to show me all the secret stairways and lanes. I didn’t want it to end xx
by Tracy
The story line is great but the narrative is awful so slow with no enthusiasm or entertainment in the voice. Wish I’d read not listened
by JanetMatthews
An absolutely brilliant read. Everyone should read it.
by AnneElliot
Aah Jenny Colgan! So good at what she does..
How many ‘chick lit’ novels have you writing down titles of books the heroine recommends?
And I really want to go to Edinburgh- but Jenny Colgan’s Edinburgh..
This is a sequel to ( guess what?) The Christmas Bookshop and though it’s a stand alone it gives a little more depth if you’ve read that first.
Carmen, the heroine, isn’t always likeable-at least initially and I think her sister is positively saintly to put up with her.
But that’s the thing with Jenny Colgan- her characters aren’t paper thin, she’s genuinely funny, great at writing kids and basically gives you everything and more that you want from a Christmas book.
There are lots of identikit ‘Christmas at…’ stories but give them a miss and read this.
And have a notebook ready to jot down book titles….