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One Big Happy Family
One Big Happy Family | Susan Mallery
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Susan Mallery, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boardwalk Bookshop, returns with the joyful and utterly irresistible story of a mother who couldn't love her kids more but hopes that, just this once, they please don't come home for Christmas. Perfect for fans of Mary Kay Andrews and Julie Murphy! Julie Parkers kids are her greatest gift. Still, shes not exactly heartbroken when they ask to skip a big Christmas. Her son, Nick, is taking a belated honeymoon with his bride, Blair, while her daughter, Dana, will purge every reminder of the guy who dumped her. Again. Julie feels practically giddy for one-on-one holiday time with Heath, the (much) younger man shes secretly dating. But her plans go from cozy to chaotic when Nick and Dana plead for Christmas at the family cabin in memory of their late father, Julies ex. She cant refuse, even though she dreads their reactions to her new man when they realize shes been hiding him for months. As the guest list grows in surprising ways, from Blairs estranged mom to Heaths precocious children, Julies secret is one of many to be unwrapped. Over this delightfully complicated and very funny Christmas, shell discover that more really is merrier, and that a big, happy family can become bigger and happier, if they let go of old hurts and open their hearts to love.
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JenReadsAlot
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Last holiday read of the year was a good one!#XmasChaCha @StayCurious

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Roary47
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3✨I finished my first Book Nook while reading the tagged. It had multiple points of views on different walks of life. They did grow through the story, but man it took them forever to do that growing. There was a mother daughter relationship that I related to, but all the conversations were on a repeat. “You hurt me, you were the mom,etc” several times. As it did with all the other conversations. #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks

Ruthiella Beautiful! 🤩 2w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w
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JessieKB
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Merry Christmas friends!!! Quick and easy read about a big blended family and friends working their way through all the feelings and Christmas!💚🎄❤️ Loved the family dynamic, strong matriarch Momma, the characters, and sweet cabin setting. #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons #WGWordSearch 219

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Reecaspieces
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Deblovestoread
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3w
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Kshakal
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Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

#two4tuesday

1. Remote cabin with snow
2. Done

@BethM @JenReadsAlot @peaKnit

TheSpineView YW! Thanks for playing 🤍❄️🤍 4w
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RedReviews4You
One Big Happy Family | Susan Mallery
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This was the perfect weekend read to really prepare me for family gatherings of the holiday season. The writing was so vivid & humorous that I felt like a part of the story and the characters were so real I felt like I was part of the family. If you like stories with the perfect blend of romance, family drama, and the curious interaction of family relations all coming together, than this is a book you don't want to miss.

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candc320
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This is a solid if predictable Christmas story. It has the large group - some family, some friends, and some unexpected guests - all forced together in close proximity. They fight and make up and all come together to celebrate the holidays by the end. It has most of the usual tropes but did include a few more modern touches; an older female character and a younger love interest, a character with IBS, childhood trauma not often dealt with. ⬇️

candc320 Cont‘d: This in no way changed my world or became a holiday favorite I‘ll go back to but it did keep me well enough entertained. 🌟🌟🌟💫 1mo
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Kshakal
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A cute family Christmas story with a lot of heart and plenty of festivity!!

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Kshakal
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Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

#two4tuesday

1. I am a total planner… it gives me anxiety to have to fly by the seat of my pants!
2. Tagged, Christmas plans gone awry!

@BethM @peaKnit @JenReadsAlot

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2mo
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One Big Happy Family | Susan Mallery
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“For fans of Mary Kay Andrews, Jenny Bayliss, and Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery‘s witty and heartfelt story of a mother who couldn‘t love her kids more but hopes that, just this once, they please don‘t come home for Christmas.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/42pwjwdh

@susanmallery
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