Another heartfelt and delightful Christmas tale from the beloved New
York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and
Christmas on the Island.
New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting
of Christmas on the Island and Endless Beach for a heartwarming new
novel celebrating the season, and Scotland.
On the tiny, beautiful, and remote island of Mure, halfway between
Scotland and Norway, a new hotel opening is a big event. New mother
Flora MacKenzie and her brother Fintan are working themselves half to
death to get it ready in time for Christmas.
The new hotel's impressive kitchens throw together two unlikely new
friends: Isla Gregor is the hardworking young girl who has been a
waitress in the island's cafe, dreaming of a bigger, better life now
that she's at a proper fancy hotel. Konstantin Pederson is working his
way up in the hotel's kitchens too...but he is also, secretly, the only
son of the Duke of Utsire. Konstantin has been sent to learn what it is
to work hard for a living, before receiving his inheritance. Although
he's initially resentful, the place grows on him; he has never met
anyone quite like Isla and her fellow Murians before.
As the island's residents and special VIP guests gather for the hotel's
grand opening gala, Christmas is in the air. But so are more than a few
small-town secrets...
