{"product_id":"mary-christmas-by-mary-anne-oconnor-9781761347948","title":"Mary Christmas","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming holiday romance set in an age-old snow-covered English village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the most magical time of the year, will Mary choose independence or love?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 1909 and Mary Richards has worked hard to gain an education and become a teacher in her close-knit, picturesque village in the Cotswolds, but not everyone approves of her modern ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen her sister Emily becomes engaged to David Christmas, it seems fate will intervene in the form of the best man: his eligible brother Johnathon. Mary finds herself in danger of falling for this handsome, almost too perfect stranger, only married women have to give up their careers as soon as they're wed and there's no way Mary is going to sacrifice her dreams for a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet the ancient village of Bibury has a way of weaving its enchantments over them all, and as the winter snows fall and Emily's Christmas Day wedding approaches, Mary isn't immune to the romance of the season. In the end she must decide whether she's ready to embrace love or not, and if she can truly have the best of both worlds on the eve of what could well be the most magical Christmas of them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLike any good romance, you know how this book ends, but finding out how they get there is half the fun.\u003c\/em\u003e This book is full of charm and heartwarming feelings, with beautifully-balanced characters and the perfect historical backdrop. The perfect Christmas read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Mary-Anne O'Connor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Mary-Anne O'Connor is historical fiction royalty.' \u003cem\u003eGOODREADS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Beautiful, engaging storytelling.' \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Historical fiction of a quality that will take you on a beguiling roller-coaster ride.' \u003cem\u003eBETTER READING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'So breathtakingly beautiful . . . Mary-Anne O'Connor truly is the Queen of Australian Historical Romance.' \u003cem\u003eGOODREADS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48149994143980,"sku":"9781761347948","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761347948-mary-christmas.jpg?v=1786493386","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mary-christmas-by-mary-anne-oconnor-9781761347948","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}