I always enjoy Jo Thomas' novels and I was delighted to get a place on the tour to celebrate the publication of her latest festive novel, Finding Love at the Christmas Market.
The ebook version was published on 24th September 2020, and the paperback will follow on 29th October 2020.
Cosy up with the new Christmas book from best-selling author
Jo Thomas
Residential-home caterer Connie has had one online-dating
disaster too many. Hurt in the past and with her son to consider, now she's
feeling hesitant. Then one of Connie's residents sets her up on a date at a
beautiful German Christmas market - with the promise she'll take a mini-bus
full of pensioners with her...
Amongst the twinkling lights and smell of warm gingerbread
in the old market square, Connie heads off on her date with a check-list of
potential partner must-haves. Baker Henrich ticks all the boxes, but when
Connie meets Henrich's rival William, she starts to wonder if ticking boxes is
the answer.
Will Connie's wish for love this Christmas come true, and if
so - with who?
My Thoughts
It took me a little to settle into this story but once Connie and her friends had arrived at the German market, it really took off for me and I was totally hooked. Connie is at a crossroads in her life as her son is now away at University and she is divorced. She has the empty nest syndtome. A lifeline to her has been her online baking friends and the seniors she delivers cooked food to. You realise at once that she is basically kind and thoughtful and in many ways, she is relatable.
Once in Germany, she meets two very different men and the whole group get totally involved in the Christmas festivities. This means festive reading with a capital F! The Christmas market sparkles and you can almost smell the delicious cinnamon and hot chocolate. There are plenty of characters who add lots of humour but also genuine warm feeling to the novel. I absolutely enjoyed it. It's a book to curl up with and dream of a snowy, shimmering Christmas.
In short: A festive treat
About the Author
Jo Thomas worked for many years as a reporter and producer,
first for BBC Radio 5, before moving on to Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Radio 2’s
The Steve Wright Show. In 2013 Jo won the RNA Katie Fforde Bursary. Her debut
novel, The Oyster Catcher, was a runaway bestseller in ebook and was awarded
the 2014 RNA Joan Hessayon Award and the 2014 Festival of Romance Best Ebook
Award. Jo lives in the Vale of Glamorgan with her husband and three children.
You can read my review of Jo's The Honey Farm on the Hill here
Coming Home to Winter Island here and Escape to the French Farmhouse here
Thanks to Jo Thomas, Transworld and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
Check out the rest of the tour!
Thanks for the blog tour support Pam xx
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