Name: Coming Home for Christmas
Author: Jenny Hale
ISBN: 9781909490116

Título: Coming Home for Christmas

Sinopse: Coming Home for Christmas is a beautifully observed story about the importance of family, the magic of Christmas, and falling in love one snowflake at a time.
Fans of Trisha Ashley, Susan Wiggs, Carole Matthews and Susan Mallery – and anyone who loves the sound of carols and the twinkling of lights on the Christmas tree – will adore Jenny Hale's feel-good novel.
Christmas is a time for family... isn't it?
Allie Richfield loves Christmas, so when she lands a job as House Manager for the amazing Ashford Estate—which includes organizing the Marley family festivities—she is in her element. With a budget bigger than her life savings and a team of staff, how hard can it be?
As one-by-one she meets the Marleys, she’s about to find out...
Allie’s new boss, Robert, might be gorgeous, but he’s also colder than the snow outside and refuses to come home for Christmas. Robert’s playboy brother, Kip, flirts with her relentlessly; and his sister, Sloane, arrives home with baggage—both the divorce-kind and the Louis Vuitton kind. Their ninety-two year old grandmother, Pippa, spends her day grumbling at them all from her mobility scooter.
With Robert intending to sell Ashford, it’s the Marley’s last chance to create some happy memories in their family home—and Allie is determined to make it happen... even if it takes a little Christmas magic! With the festive spirit in full swing, she might even discover a little happiness of her own...
Coming Home For Christmas is a Hallmark Channel original movie for 2017.

Praise for Coming Home for Christmas

I fell in love with Coming Home For Christmas as soon as I was introduced to both Allie and the Marley family. It’s very rare that I find myself loving an entire family, but the Marley’s were just awesome. Not your typical rich family, they weren’t particularly snobby or anything, they didn’t just see Allie as the ‘help’ and I just immediately wanted to become a part of their family! I wanted to live in Ashford, in the beautiful sounding house, with wings! WINGS! Can you imagine living in a house that has wings?
'I really just loved this book so much. It’s set in Virginia and it made me want to visit, it’s so rare to find a book set in the USA that’s not New York or Boston or LA. Jenny Hale is such a fabulous writer with such an eye for characters you’ll fall in love with. I certainly fell in love with Robert. I can’t wait for Jenny’s second book, this was just super amazing and it kept me reading all day with barely a pause. Read it, it’s the perfect Christmas story, heck it’s perfect for any time of year. Coming Home For Christmas, remember that title and buy it now, you will not regret it! ChickLitReviewsandNews.com
‘I loved this story, there wasn’t one unlikable character, in fact I found myself loving the Marley’s and their family dynamics. Kip is flirtatious and good looking, you can feel the attraction him and Allie have from their very first meeting. But for me the relationship between Allie and Robert had me enraptured, the changes the employee brings out in the employer is nothing short of a Christmas miracle.
A festive debut to warm the heart whatever the season, which leaves you eagerly awaiting more from Jenny Hale!’ The Love of a Good Book
‘OMG, there are just so, so many things I loved about this book. First, the characters! Guys, let me tell you, I’ve read so many books yet I can’t actually recall reading a book with so many loveable characters… Coming Home For Christmas is a mesmerizing story about what really matters in life – family. With Christmas coming soon, I think it’s the PERFECT time to read it. Strongly recommended for all HEAs addicts:)’ This Chick Reads

Contexto da obra

Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Coming Home for Christmas”, de Jenny Hale, publicado pela editora Bookouture, em 2013 e com 304 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.

Editora: Bookouture

Páginas: 304

Ano: 2013-10-01

Edição: 1

Linguagem: en

ISBN: 1909490113

ISBN13: 9781909490116

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Sobre o autor

A leitura dos livros de Jenny Hale oferece uma imersão em histórias que equilibram o calor das relações familiares com o frescor de recomeços afetivos. O ritmo é geralmente suave, com um tom acolhedor e envolvente, que convida o leitor a se deixar levar por memórias afetivas e cenários que evocam o lar, o verão ou o inverno, dependendo da trama. A tensão costuma surgir da reconstrução de laços e da superação de conflitos pessoais, com personagens que enfrentam dilemas emocionais ligados a perdas, segundas chances e segredos do passado. Em meio a essa atmosfera, o leitor encontra uma prosa acessível, que valoriza o sentimental sem cair no melodrama, e que mantém um equilíbrio entre o íntimo e o ambiente externo, seja uma casa de praia ou uma vila coberta de neve. Os livros de Jenny Hale exploram o poder das pequenas descobertas e do amor que surge quando menos se espera, deixando no ar perguntas sobre perdão, pertencimento e o que significa realmente voltar para casa.

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Sobre a editora

Os livros da editora Bookouture costumam envolver tramas intensas e cheias de suspense, onde personagens enfrentam dilemas pessoais profundos e mistérios que se desenrolam em ambientes que vão de pequenas cidades a grandes metrópoles. A experiência de leitura geralmente é marcada por um ritmo ágil, com reviravoltas psicológicas e narrativas que exploram segredos familiares, crimes não resolvidos e relações complexas. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por histórias que misturam elementos de thriller psicológico com dramas humanos, muitas vezes focando em protagonistas femininas que precisam lidar com perdas, perigos iminentes ou escolhas impossíveis. O tom varia do sombrio ao emocional, com uma tensão crescente que mantém o leitor envolvido até o desfecho.

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