This is one my favorite Jenny Colgan's book: it's a Christmas story but it's also the story of family relationships, of people who face changes and find their way.
Carmen is a ugly duck, a rebellious and unhappy woman who is saddled with a perfect sister, Sophie. Carmen is single and unemployed. Sophie is well off, married with children and seems to live a perfect live.
There's some romance, there're are lovely descriptions of Edimburgh, and tons of clever and interesting social remarks.
I couldn't put it down as I wanted to know what was going to happen to Carmen and if the struggling bookshop was going to survive.
It's a heartwarming story but there's multiple layers and some food for thought.
An excellent, riveting story that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine