{"product_id":"christmas-with-sophie-sayers-9781911223863","title":"Christmas with Sophie Sayers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA warm and witty collection of gentle stories of Cotswold life, set in Wendlebury Barrow, the village featured in the bestselling Sophie Sayers Cozy Mystery series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut you won't find any murder mysteries or crazy crimes in these stories - just uplifting, short festive tales, full of favourite characters from the \u003cstrong\u003eSophie Sayers novels\u003c\/strong\u003e, and generously sprinkled with Debbie Young's characteristic humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin Sophie Sayers, her friends and neighbours\u003c\/strong\u003e, as they share village Christmas traditions, from Christmas shopping in the Hector's House bookshop and carol-singing on the village green to ringing in the New Year in the ancient bell tower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's also a glimpse into the backstory of Sophie's late \u003cstrong\u003eGreat Auntie May\u003c\/strong\u003e, from whom Sophie inherited her cottage, with May's late-in-life romantic reunion with her childhood sweetheart, \u003cstrong\u003eJoshua\u003c\/strong\u003e (now Sophie's elderly next-door-neighbour).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook out for a guest appearance by \u003cstrong\u003eGemma Lamb\u003c\/strong\u003e, Joe Spryke and the girls of nearby \u003cstrong\u003eSt Bride's School\u003c\/strong\u003e, home to Debbie Young's popular Gemma Lamb Cozy Mystery series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe\u003cstrong\u003epaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e edition of this quick-read collection makes the perfect stocking filler or Secret Santa gift, to be enjoyed by anyone who loves heartwarming, funny stories set at Christmas time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eebook \u003c\/strong\u003emakes the perfect gift-to-self to divert and relax you as you prepare for your own Christmas celebrations. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you enjoy this book, you'll love the third Sophie Sayers Cozy Mystery, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMurder in the Manger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, for a novel-length Christmas story, and the second Gemma Lamb Cozy Mystery, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSinister Stranger at St Bride's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, set in the run-up to the quirky boarding school's Christmas Fair.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hawkesbury Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911223863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Debbie Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051674562741,"sku":"9781911223863","price":5.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_28afafe9-3995-410c-8581-41dbf589988b.jpg?v=1764047636","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/christmas-with-sophie-sayers-9781911223863","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}