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Christmas by the Book
Christmas by the Book | Anne Marie Ryan
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A heartfelt and lovely Christmas tale for book lovers everywhere!Jenny Colgan, author of The Bookshop on the Shore In small-town England, two 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 husband, Simon, have 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 sell, saying it's the perfect gift for his sick grandson, it gives Nora an idea. She and Simon will send out books to those feeling down this Christmas. Maybe they can't save their bookstore, but at least they'll have one final chance to lift people's spirits through the power of reading. After gathering nominations online, Nora and Simon quietly deliver books to six residents of the village in need of some festive cheer, including a single dad of twins who is working hard to make ends meet, a teenage boy grieving for his big sister, a local Member of Parliament who is battling depression, and a teacher who's newly retired and living on her own. As the town prepares for a white Christmas, the books begin to give the recipients hope, one by one. But with the future of the bookshop still up in the air, Nora 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....
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booklover3258
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My 2023 #bookspin is now completed! Whoo hoo! I feel accomplished!

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/Bo35IktnxPg

Enjoy!

MrT It's called The Six Tales of Christmas here in UK 4mo
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mrp27
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#jolabokflodswap

Thank you so much @tdrosebud I love my package! I have been wanting to read the tagged book and it‘s perfect for Christmas! 🎄

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limada
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So glad I picked this as my first seasonal themed book this year. Such a cute read. Highly recommended. #60-2023

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dabbe
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A book that checks off all the requirements of a cozy Christmas read. A heartfelt, seasonal tale, Nora and Simon run an Indie bookstore in the Cotswalds, a store that might have to close due to the lack of customers in this modern, Amazon world. They decide to hold a contest and send out six books to lonely people in their town. Can giving away these books transform their village? Read and see.
#WinterGames #BuddyRead #USS
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Cupcake12 Love the front cover 💕 5mo
dabbe @Cupcake12 The Westland terrier's name is Merry ... of course! 🤩😍😃 5mo
AkashaVampie I used to have Westie. They are great dogs. I miss them. 😭 5mo
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dabbe @AkashaVampie My sister had one, too. Her name was Mamie. They are the cutest dogs and so dang smart! I don't think we ever stop missing our pets, do we? 💙❄️💙 5mo
AkashaVampie @dabbe no we don't. I've had 3 in my lifetime. Tanner was my first. And then we had Lightning and Storm. 5mo
dabbe @AkashaVampie Our first pack was a cocker, Caramel, a husky, George, and Sal, a German shepherd. Next pack were two adopted greyhounds from the racetrack, Pete and Babs. Our pack today are two rescue GSD, Pippa and Kate. I don't know if there's a heaven for people, but there sure as heck better be one for our pets! I like to think they're ALL together running around and having the time of their new lives. 🖤🐾🖤 5mo
AkashaVampie @dabbe same here. 5mo
dabbe @AkashaVampie 💙❄️💙 5mo
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dabbe
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#WinterGames
#AllTheBooks2023
#PhotoChallenge #FirstRead
#USS
Points: 10 + 1 for posting = 11 points

I started two stories; one is the tagged one (our team's buddy read), and the other is one I haven't read in a long time (see pic above). Feeling cozy already! 😃

AnnR Excellent! 🎄👍❄ I'll be listening to the audio for The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding too. 5mo
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dabbe
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#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

“Nora Walden's eyes drifted from the spreadsheet in front of her to the stack of stocking fillers on the counter--a spotter's guide to local birds, a little gift book of the world's ugliest Christmas sweaters and a reindeer-shaped board book with a squashy red nose.“

No wonder I named my group the #UglySweaterSquad (#USS) for #WinterGames! 😍

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⭐️⭐️⭐️
A cute little novel about a failing bookshop in the Cotswolds, the owners of which send out six books to cheer up strangers for the holidays. This act of kindness ends up changing quite a few lives and making Christmas merrier than expected. Rounding up to a pick.
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Christmas in September? Yes, for an assignment. And I'll happily take holiday recs from you all! I need a couple more books for the job.

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JamieArc
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Another of the too-many-holiday books started that I‘m so glad I finished. I‘m a sucker for communities that come together. Books about books don‘t always do it for me, but this one did. And set in a cute British village? Holiday perfection. I may or may not have cried oceans of good tears through the last 40 pages…

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JamieArc
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Time to get our Jolabokaflod on! All set with warm beverages, chocolate, books, and mood lighting. Happy holidays to all. Wishes for a peace and love-filled holiday!

BarbaraBB Such a beautiful tree 🤍 1y
Cathythoughts Love the tree ! ♥️🎄 1y
batsy So lovely! 1y
JamieArc @BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts @batsy Thanks! This is the first holiday season in our house so everything is a work in progress, but it is lovely to have in the background while reading! 1y
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Born.A.Reader
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Started in on this lovely new Christmas book and I'm finding it to be a charming, cosy read. I'm only 80 pages in but wanting to savor. 🎄 📚 🔥 ☕

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Born.A.Reader
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Haven't done these in a while! @TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

1. I don't usually, because no one outside of my book groups ever gifts me with any. 📚

2. Yes, I'm doing the 24 Books of Christmas for my daughter as usual, and I usually find several books throughout the year that would be perfect for that certain person. 🎁

TheSpineView #2 sounds fun! Thanks for playing 1y
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Gissy
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#Two4Christmas

📖 Only in the swaps I‘m participating, I wrote three books titles, as instructions indicated in the form, to maybe receive one of them. Any book from my tbr will be very well received during the swaps open date🤗I don‘t usually received books as gifts. Besides books receive in swaps, I buy my books during this season

📖📖Only to my swap match

Thank you @TheViewSpine for the tag

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melissajayne
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My favourite book of December; am thinking of maybe buying a copy so I can read it again and mark it up #12booksof2021

Andrew65 Looks great. 2y
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candc320
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God I loved this story!!! It made me want to move to the Cotswolds! The main characters were wonderful and I even loved all the secondary characters around the village (including the slightly annoying town drunk). I will say it felt at times like a sequel to another book, almost as if we should have already known about some key points before, but as far as I can see this is a standalone. Perfect way to close out my Christmas reading! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

candc320 Read for #bookspinbingo, #averymerrybingo (for prompt Santa Claus is Coming to Town), #christmasmyway, and #averymerryreadathon 2y
TheSpineView Awesome! 2y
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y
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Jadams89 🎅🏻🎉🎄 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Melli
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Such a sweet story just what I needed

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Melli
Christmas by the Book | Anne Marie Ryan

Yes I‘m reading it after Christmas but… I saw it didn‘t but it before Christmas then couldn‘t find it the other day was in the target and saw it and it was the last one so I grabbed it.. just about halfway threw and so far I love it

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tracey38
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Great way to finish the holiday weekend. This was the most charming, sweet, wholesome story. A bookstore in a small English town may not make it past the New Year but they still send out 6 books in a random acts of kindness gesture to people struggling this holiday. And we see how books and community can help heal hearts and loves. I just loved this book.

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Want to also tell you all that this is the sweetest, most charming Christmas book. I am about halfway through so far but... wow. True mea ing of how powerful books are and how they can truly change lives. And set during Christmas. 🎄 And the cover is just so cozy and lovely.

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LeslieO
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#ThisWeekinNewBooks : This week‘s report includes Christmas presents! (We exchanged with my family early because my nephew is coming home and he‘s not vaccinated. So no get togethers with him. ) Four books from my sister, the cookbook from my SIL (she actually visited The Merchantile in the summer!), a kindle bargain , and the tagged book was a present from me to me.

LeahBergen Lovely! ❤️ 2y
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#WinterGames. #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious
I am a chef (The Holiday Swap) spending the holidays in a small town (Christmas by the Book) where I find love. (A Timeless Christmas) #CYOHolidayAdventure2021 is now complete. #averymerryreadathon #LittenListen

TheSpineView 🤩📖📚 2y
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I can not sing this book enough praises. It is one of the most heart warming books I have ever read. It shows the power of reading the right book at the right time. Anyone who loves books will love this book about an independent bookstore and how it shapes a community and brings people together. I will be keeping this book and rereading it every year. Between readathons and word find (it was a goldmine) 4,865 pts #teamgamesleighers #wintergames

wanderinglynn It sounds like a lovely story! 2y
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candc320
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Ok look guys…today‘s #festivephotochallenge prompt is cold night in. I live in Central Florida. It is currently a muggy 70 degrees at 9:30 am. I was sweating when I went for a walk yesterday. I don‘t see me having a cold night in any time soon 🤨. So, instead, I‘m imagining this little puppers having a cold night in and living vicariously through him! #wintergames2021

Clwojick My furnace stopped working last night, so I definitely had a cold night in! just waiting on the furnace guy now 😅 2y
candc320 Oh no, @Clwojick !!! I don‘t think I could handle it! I‘ve only ever lived in Florida so anything under maybe 50 degrees is 🥶! I‘d be living under a mountain of blankets and never come out 😆! 2y
Clwojick @candc320 Oh momma! I'm in Ontario, Canada and we get a week or two of -50 to -55 celcius every year. It's only -15 right now, but give us a few weeks to climatize and that will be sweater weather for us 😂 2y
candc320 @Clwojick oh…my…GOD 🤯!! I honestly would become a popsicle. Or be so wrapped up in layers I‘d have to roll down the street 🥶🤣!! Stay as warm as you can!!!! 2y
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melissajayne
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4⭐️ A charming book about how books and bookstores can connect us with others and how a chance meeting can change a life. #2021 #bookreview #bookstagram #contemporary #christmasstories #fiction #bookaboutbooks #wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs #averymerryreadathon +41pts #bookspinbingo #averymerrybingo

LeahBergen That sounds fun! 2y
Clwojick Cute cover! 2y
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Kshakal
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This book was a charming little gem of book that illustrates the true power of a book!!

15 points tbr 25 points holiday read 3 hours of #wrapitupreadathon 30 points … 70 points total

#wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers @StayCurious

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Kshakal
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Going to log some serious time for the #wrapitupreadathon 🤓

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kspenmoll
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Starting this tonight. #christmasbook #festive #bookshop

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melissajayne
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Nora Walden‘s eyes drifted from the spreadsheet in front of her to the stacks of stocking fillers on the counter-a spotter‘s guide to local birds, a little gift book of the world‘s ugliest Christmas sweaters and a reindeer-shaped board book with a squashy red nose.

#firstlinefridays

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staci.reads
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This book was charming little read for the Christmas season. Family, colorful neighbors, and a lovely old bookstore are the center of this story about love and the power of books to connect people. 🎄📚

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