Festive reads continues today with Zara Stoneley's Four Christmases and a Secret. I am delighted to be taking part in the celebrations for the novel, on its Publication Day.
Four Christmases and a Secret
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
Except for Daisy Christmas means another of Uncle T’s
dreaded Christmas parties, complete with Christmas jumper and flashing
antlers. And Oliver Cartwright. Gorgeous Oliver Cartwright. Who she hates.
Every year Daisy has to face insufferable Ollie and hear all
about how BRILLIANT he is. Whereas Daisy
has no job, no man and no idea how to fix things.
This Christmas however Daisy is determined things will be
different. There will be no snogging
Ollie under the mistletoe like when they were teenagers. No, this year she’ll show Ollie that she’s a
Responsible Adult too.
But as the champagne corks pop, and the tinsel sparkles,
Uncle T has news of his own to share…and it could change Daisy's life forever…
My Thoughts
This turned out to be a great read. It is a bittersweet story with some genuinely funny yet also some poignant and emotional moments. Daisy and Ollie have been friends since childhood and the dialogue between them reflects this. I enjoyed their repartee- they each seem able to outdo the other with a quick reference to years gone by. Of course they find out that now they have grown up, their relationship has become a little more complicated. Ollie is a likeable and sympathetic character. Who wouldn't like to meet someone like him? Daisy realises pretty soon there is more to him than all the successes that his mother and hers have spent years recounting.
I particularly enjoyed all the episodes which are set in Uncle Terence's bookshop- it sounds perfect. Uncle Terence seems so full of life and has a few secrets of his own. It seems that several people in this book have secrets. Some of them are quite surprising. Frankie, Daisy's friend turns out to be one of these surprises . Daisy has quite a journey to go on in this story as she slowly comes to terms with her past and settles on a new direction. I thoroughly enjoyed going on it with her.
In short: heartwarming romance.
About the Author
Zara Stoneley is the USA Today
bestselling author of 'The Wedding Date'.
She lives in a Cheshire village
with her family, a lively cockapoo called Harry, and a very bossy (and slightly
evil) cat called Saffron.
Born in a small village in the UK,
Zara wanted to be a female James Herriot, a spy, or an author when she grew up.
After many (many) years, and many different jobs, her dream of writing a
bestseller came true. She now writes about friendship, dreams, love, and happy
ever afters, and hopes that her tales make you laugh a lot, cry a little, and
occasionally say 'ahhh'.
Zara’s bestselling novels include 'Bridesmaids',
'No One Cancels Christmas', 'The Wedding Date', 'The Holiday Swap', 'Summer
with the Country Village Vet', 'Blackberry Picking at Jasmine Cottage' and the
popular Tippermere series - 'Stable Mates', 'Country Affairs' and 'Country
Rivals'
You can read my reviews of
Bridesmaids here and The Wedding Date
here.
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