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The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 9, 2020 | Book Review, Holidays, Romance

Summary: In this wonderful novel about love and trust, hope and belief, Elizabeth Berg transports us to Nazareth in biblical times to reimagine the events of the classic Christmas story. We see Mary–young, strong, and inquisitive–as she first meets Joseph, a...

Aunt Dimity’s Christmas by Nancy Atherton

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 9, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Holidays

Summary: Lori Shepherd and her family spend Christmas in the cottage willed to her by her late Aunt Dimity, but when she discovers a stranger barely alive in the snow, she teams up with a priest and together they unveil the tragic secret that led the stranger to her...

Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 9, 2020 | Book Review, Holidays

Summary: The popular Mary Kay Andrews delivers a tasty holiday treat as she brings back the winning characters from Savannah Blues and Savannah Breeze for a little Southern cheer. It’s the week before Christmas, and antiques dealer Weezie Foley is in a frenzy to...

The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 9, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction

Summary: A spare and haunting, wise and beautiful novel about the endurance of the human spirit and the subtle ways individuals reclaim their humanity in a city ravaged by war. In a city under siege, four people whose lives have been upended are ultimately reminded of...

A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 9, 2020 | Book Review, Literary Fiction

Summary: In this bestselling and delightfully quirky debut novel from Sweden, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he...