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The Secret Christmas Library
a funny and romantic seasonal treat from the feel-good phenomenon!
Brief Description
After Mirren Sutherland finds a priceless antique book in her great aunt's attic, she is contacted by Jamie McPherson, who is hopeful she might be able to find another one—a book lost in his own house. He doesn't even know the name of it, only that...
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Snowed in for Christmas in the Scottish Highlands - a seasonal treat from Jenny Colgan, the global feel-good phenomenon!
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Description
After Mirren Sutherland finds a priceless antique book in her great aunt's attic, she is contacted by Jamie McPherson, who is hopeful she might be able to find another one—a book lost in his own house. He doesn't even know the name of it, only that it is so valuable it could potentially save the entire estate from ruin, and time is running out.
On arriving at Jamie's vast, crumbling home in the highlands of Scotland (on the family train, no less), Mirren meets rival bookseller Theo Palliser, whose motives are not remotely honourable, and sets out on the quest.
Jamie's grandfather was a book collector, a philanthropist, a hoarder, and a great lover of puzzles and treasure hunts. As the snow falls in the highlands, cutting off the outside world, the three of them, plus Maggie, the estate manager, do their best to uncover the last hope of the MacPherson clan before the year ends: following clues, discovering the secrets of the house, and forming and breaking alliances in a race against time and the weather.
Caught between devastatingly attractive and immoral Theo, and the distracted and worried Jamie, will Mirren find the book ... and lose her heart?
The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan is a heartwarming tale of mystery, romance, and the enduring magic of books.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399734271
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 525g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Jenny Colgan is the author of numerous Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling novels and has won various awards for her writing, including the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance, the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award and the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award. Her books have sold more than fifteen million copies worldwide and have been published in 36 territories, and in 2015 she was inducted into the Love Stories Hall of Fame. Jenny is married with three children and lives in Scotland.
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