The Christmas Wish

The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk, published by HarperCollins Publishers on November 15, 2022, is a contemporary fiction novel that blends humor and romance. The story follows newly single lawyer Gwen Baker, who hopes that a festive family Christmas will help her cope with her career struggles and heartbreak. However, she finds herself reliving Christmas Day repeatedly, navigating the challenges of her situation while reconnecting with Dev, her childhood crush, who has transformed into a handsome stranger engaged to someone else.
In this edition, readers will explore themes of friendship, holiday spirit, and the complexities of love as Gwen attempts to break free from her cyclical Christmas experience. The narrative captures her journey of self-discovery and the possibility of mending her heart amidst the chaos of family dynamics and festive traditions. With 352 pages, this book offers a humorous take on romance and the magic of the holiday season, inviting readers to reflect on their own wishes and relationships.
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“I’ll read anything she writes” EMILY HENRY
Can a little Christmas magic mend a broken heart?
“Sparkles with wit and warmth . . . I’ll read anything Lindsey writes, but this one might just be my new favourite of her novels”–BETH O’LEARY, author of The Flatshare
Newly single lawyer Gwen Baker is hoping that a family Christmas–countryside, a mountain of food and festive films–will salve the sting of her career hanging by a thread and her heart being trampled on. Because everyone else has their life sorted: even Dev, her boy-next-door crush, is now a tall, dark and handsome stranger with a fiancée. She can’t help wishing her future was clearer.
Then Gwen wakes up to discover it’s Christmas day all over again. Like Groundhog Day but with eggnog. And family arguments. On repeat.
As she figures out how to escape her own particular Christmas hell, Dev is the one bright spot. He might be all grown-up but underneath he’s just as kind and funny as she remembers.
Maybe, just maybe, her heart can be mended after all.
But how do you fall in love with someone who can’t remember you from one day to the next?
AUTHORS LOVE LINDSEY KELK
“The kind of book you can’t put down, but also want to last forever”–EMILY HENRY
“I fell head over heels in love”–BETH O’LEARY
“The literary equivalent of opening a glass of wine with your best friend”–MHAIRI MCFARLANE
“So uplifting and wildly romantic”–MARIAN KEYES
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