{"product_id":"9781474624404-gifts","title":"Gifts","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe perfect gift for book lovers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwelve people. Twelve gifts. One Christmas to remember.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA novel in stories about how wonderful and sad and difficult and happy and strange Christmas can be. Stories to inspire, move and comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Warm and uplifting storytelling: a delightful treat'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClare Chambers, author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Pleasures\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you're not in the Yuletide mood yet, you will be after this'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An ode to the strange and wonderful time that is Christmas'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A novel that's sure to warm the heart of any Scrooge'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadio Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Tender and moving, \u003ci\u003eGifts \u003c\/i\u003eis infused with Christmas magic - that bittersweet mix of joy, yearning, sadness and hope that accompanies the festive season'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gorgeous festive tale. Beautifully written and highly emotionally intelligent'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved \u003ci\u003eThe Versions Of Us\u003c\/i\u003e by Laura Barnett and her new novel is just as wonderful. The ideal warm, bittersweet read to get you in the festive spirit'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of warmth, poignancy and a huge dose of Christmas spirit'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwelve people\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwelve gifts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Christmas to remember\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaddy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eruns the bookshop on Market Square. She's struggling to choose a gift (a watch? a wine subscription? a weekend bag? all too much?) for her old school friend \u003cb\u003ePeter\u003c\/b\u003e, who's just moved back from London following a messy divorce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edoesn't have a clue what to get for his teenage daughter \u003cb\u003eChloe \u003c\/b\u003e- furious with her mother, she's decided to up sticks and move to Kent with him, but he worries that he really doesn't know her at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewants to buy something special for her grandmother \u003cb\u003eIrene\u003c\/b\u003e, who lives alone on the other side of town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrene\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edoesn't get out much these days, but she'd really like to find the right gift for \u003cb\u003eAlina\u003c\/b\u003e, who's so much more than a carer, really - always stops to chat for a bit, have a cup of tea, even if it makes her late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, meanwhile, has her eye on something for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the no. 1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Versions of Us\u003c\/i\u003e comes a novel about how wonderful and sad and difficult and happy and strange Christmas can be. Stories to inspire, move and comfort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'He felt it: the lightness, the expansiveness, the anticipation, the sense that something good was coming. And it was, wasn't it - though the world was still licking its collective wounds and there was still suffering everywhere, suffering and loneliness and sadness. Despite all this, it was good: it was kindness, it was giving without thought of recompense, it was light in the darkness'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40537555042401,"sku":"9781474624404","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28002016.jpg?v=1722242823","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474624404-gifts","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}