A Bookshop Christmas

Rachel Burton’s A Christmas Bookshop follows Megan Taylor, a London literary agent burned out on cynicism, who inherits her late aunt’s crumbling bookshop. Little did she know that while she plans for a quick sale, fate seems to have other thoughts. A second chance at life that she never asked for comes disguised as dusty first editions, a village obsessed with Christmas lights, and Xander. Megan’s cynicism and Xander’s earnest belief in community clash in a simmering duel of sharp banter and loaded glances.

“When a reader picks up a romance novel, they know that a happy ending exists. They don’t have to worry about what will happen, and they can just get totally immersed in how it happens. Sometimes when life deals you a few blows, that kind of thing is important.”

With its dusty corners and squeaky stairs, the shop will make you wish you could make a quick escape. The scent of aged paper will further prove that this is Burton’s love letter to indie bookshops and the stubborn magic of physical books in a digital age.

If you need a book to make December feel softer, A Christmas Bookshop is what you are looking for. Brew some tea, grab a blanket, and cancel your plans since you are not leaving the couch till it’s done.