{"product_id":"a-wish-for-winter-9781525804847","title":"A Wish for Winter","description":"\"I love this book--funny, perfect and wonderfully good. A not-to-be-missed delight.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Susan Mallery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith echoes of classic Hollywood love stories like \u003cem\u003eSerendipity \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAn Affair to Remember\u003c\/em\u003e, Viola Shipman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003es latest winter charmer following the \u003cem\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller\u003cem\u003e The Secret of Snow \u003c\/em\u003eis sure to tug on heartstrings and delight readers who love books about books, missed connections and the magic of Christmas.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite losing her parents in a tragic accident just before her fourteenth Christmas, Susan Norcross has had it better than most, with loving grandparents to raise her and a gang of quirky, devoted friends to support her. Now a successful bookstore owner in a tight-knit Michigan lakeside community, Susan is facing down forty--the same age as her mother when she died--and she can't help but see everything she \u003cem\u003ehasn't\u003c\/em\u003e achieved, including finding a love match of her own. To add to the pressure, everyone in her small town believes it's Susan's destiny to meet and marry a man dressed as Santa, just like her mother and grandmother before her. So it seems cosmically unfair that the man she makes an instant connection with at an annual Santa Run is lost in the crowd before she can get his name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat follows is Susan and her friends' hilarious and heartwarming search for the mystery Santa--covering twelve months of social media snafus, authors behaving badly and dating fails--as well as a poignant look at family, friendship and what defines a well-lived and well-loved life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Viola Shipman has written a captivating story for anyone whose memories run deep... This book keeps faith and hope alive!\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Sherryl Woods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graydon House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781525804847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viola Shipman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389602369717,"sku":"9781525804847","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e7af7406-2667-481f-b87b-fa9cd8b5c5c6.jpg?v=1663682602","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-wish-for-winter-9781525804847","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}