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Queen of Christmas and Sunday Times top 5 bestselling author Jenny Colgan's slice of festive delight will warm your heart this winter

***Jenny Colgan's next bestseller, The Endless Beach, is available for pre-order now***Welcome back to Mount Polbearne! The new book from Top Ten bestseller Jenny Colgan is full of festive joy, warmth and the best hot chocolate you can imagine...It's Christmas in the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne - a time for family, friends and feasting. Polly Waterford loves running the Little Beach Street Bakery. She's at her happiest when she's creating delicious treats and the festive season always inspires her to bake and knead something extra special for the village residents. In fact, the only thing she loves more than her bakery is curling up with her gorgeous boyfriend, Huckle. She's determined that this Christmas is going to be their best one yet, but life doesn't always work out as planned...When Polly's best friend Kerensa turns up with a secret that threatens the life Polly and Huckle have built together, the future begins to look uncertain. And then a face from Polly's past reappears and things become even more complicated. Polly can usually find solace in baking but she has a feeling that's not going to be enough this time. Can she get things back on track so that everyone has a merry Christmas?

"e;Funny, page-turning and addictive... just like Malory Towers for grown-ups"e; - Sophie Kinsella For the first time, the girls caught sight of the turreted, castle-like building that would be home for the next nine months, the four towers of the main houses nestled in the hills, with the cliffs behind, leading down to the still turquoise sea. Maggie loves teaching English at beautiful Downey House but she is less keen on planning her wedding to dependable Stan. Instead, she's working on ignoring her crush on David McDonald, who teaches English at the local boys' school. Just as Simone and Fliss have become friends, Zelda arrives to upset everything. Zelda is loudly, glamorously American, and she's full of ways to improve life at boring school. Soon, quiet, mousy Simone is undergoing a makeover. And Fliss is about to jeopardise everything to impress a boy. In a new year at school, the girls of Downey House will be breaking all the rules - and not all of them will escape unscathed. "e;A brilliant boarding school book, stuffed full of unforgettable characters, thrilling adventures and angst..."e; - Lisa Jewell

'Funny, page-turning and addictive . . . just like Malory Towers for grown-ups'Sophie KinsellaClass is the first novel in Jenny Colgan's beloved Maggie Adair series.**************Maggie went to the window and opened it wide, inhaling the lovely, ozoney air off the sea. Why had she never lived by the sea before? Why had she always looked out on housing estates and not the little white hulls of trawlers bobbing off in the distance?It's gloriously sunny in Cornwall as the school year starts at the little boarding school by the sea. Maggie, the newest teacher at Downey House, is determined to make her mark - but will it be at the expense of her relationship with safe, dependable Stan? Simone has won a scholarship and wants to make her parents proud. Forced to share a room with the glossy, pretty, clever girls of Downey House, she needs to find a friend, fast. Fliss is furious at being sent away from her home. As Simone tries desperately to fit in, Fliss tries desperately to get out. Over the course of one year, friendships will bloom and lives will be changed forever. "e;A brilliant boarding school book, stuffed full of unforgettable characters, thrilling adventures and angst..."e; - Lisa Jewell

Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns with an hilarious, heartwarming, happy-ever-after as Nina follows her heart - and her dreams - to a new life in the countryside.

Gorgeously romantic, gloriously heartwarming - take the unmissable third Mure novel from Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Colgan to the beach this summer

The second novel in Jenny Colgan's heartwarming Little Beach Street Bakery trilogy.Voted Best Feel Good Read by Women & Home Readers!Summer has arrived in the Cornish town of Mount Polbearne and Polly Waterford couldn't be happier. Because Polly is in love: she's in love with the beautiful seaside town she calls home, she's in love with running the bakery on Beach Street, and she's in love with her boyfriend, Huckle. And yet there's something unsettling about the gentle summer breeze that's floating through town. Selina, recently widowed, hopes that moving to Mount Polbearne will ease her grief, but Polly has a secret that could destroy her friend's fragile recovery. Responsibilities that Huckle thought he'd left behind are back and Polly finds it hard to cope with his increasingly long periods of absence. Polly sifts flour, kneads dough and bakes bread, but nothing can calm the storm she knows is coming: is Polly about to lose everything she loves?

I denne skønne julebog tager Rosie Hopkins dig med tilbage til hyggelige Lipton, hvor hun har travlt i sin slikbutik og forbereder sig på at skulle holde en ganske særlig jul.Rosie Hopkins glæder sig til at fejre jul. Hendes slikbutik er propfuld af rød- og hvidstribede sukkerstokke, bunker af turkish delight, fyldte chokolader og sukkerklistrede børn. Hun skal bruge juledagene med sin kæreste, Stephen, og hendes familie fra Australien har også meldt sin ankomst.Men midt i det hele rammes det lille samfund af en tragedie, og med den vælter Rosies planer. For vil hun og Stephen egentlig det samme? Og er det helt sikkert, at hendes fremtid ligger i Lipton? Mens sneen daler og julen nærmer sig, må Rosie overveje, om det, der er bedst for hendes lille butik, også er det bedste for hende.

Sød og charmerende historie fra den britiske bestsellerforfatter Jenny Colgan om at turde vælge et helt nyt liv, når man er kørt fast i det, man har.Polly Waterfords liv er gået i stå. Forholdet til kæresten har længe skrantet, og nu er den tegnestue, de har drevet i fællesskab på randen af konkurs. Noget må der ske.På sin jagt efter et nyt sted at bo falder Polly over en stor toværelses med bad, som hun utroligt nok har råd til. Eneste minus er, at den ligger på en lille gudsforladt tidevandsø i det sydvestlige hjørne af England. Her slår hun sig ned og for at glemme sine sorger kaster hun sig over sin yndlingshobby: at bage. Polly bager og bager, med en beslutsomhed og en kreativitet, som hun ikke vidste, at hun havde… Og det går ikke ubemærket hen på den lille ø.Pressen skriver:»En underholdende feelgood-roman med masser af humor, dramatik og kærlighed […]«***** – Familie Journal» […] en fin lille roman til alle os, der elsker Jojo Moyes og at få at vide, at det morads, vi sidder i, rent faktisk kan forandres. Og nårh ja –  til alle os, der elsker romantik. «**** – Femina»Godt selskab til en hyggelig weekend.«–  Litteratursiden

The ever-popular novels of Sunday Times bestselling sensation, Jenny Colgan, are given a beautiful contemporary new look in this re-issue series.

Hvem har ikke som barn drømt om at have sin egen slikbutik? I denne søde roman får Rosie Hopkins lov til at forlade sit travle liv i London og udleve drømmen i sin gamle tantes butik i en lille engelsk landsby.Lilian Hopkins har tilbragt sit liv bag disken i slikbutikken i den lille by Lipton, men Lilians helbred er ikke, hvad det har været, og butikken har også set bedre dage. Noget må der gøres, men det er ikke nemt, for butikken gemmer ikke kun på glas med farvestrålende søde sager, men også på hemmeligheder fra Lilians unge dage under 2. verdenskrig.Lilians grandniece, sygehjælperen Rosie, indvilger lettere modvilligt i at gøre familien en tjeneste og forlader sit liv og sin kæreste i London for at tage til Lipton, få slikbutikken solgt og sin grandtante installeret på et plejehjem. Og til at begynde med er det bestemt heller ikke den fedeste tjans, men lige så langsomt falder Rosie til blandt de lokale, og hun må spørge sig selv, om det liv, hun havde i London, er værd at vende tilbage til, og hvis ikke, hvad der så er alternativet.Pressen skriver:»Det er sødt og lyserødt, men aldrig rigtig klistret. Eskapisme i yderste potens.«**** – Bogliv»Med et smil på læben vil du glide let igennem denne søde bog og ønske, du kunne blive der.«– Litteratursiden»Sød og humoristisk roman af forfatteren til Det lille bageri på strandpromenaden.«**** – Familie Journal»Så sød og skøn en historie fyldt med charmerende humor.«***** – Lidtbedreliv»Smil mens du læser Rosie Hopkins’ søde drømme.«– Sæby Folkeblad

„Der er øjeblikke i ens liv, hvor man spekulerer på, om man mon er en punchline i en stor, kosmisk joke …“Sophie har det hele. Hun kender alle, der er værd at kende, bliver inviteret til de rigtige fester og har et klædeskab, der er Vogue værdigt. Men en skæbnesvanger aften bliver hendes verden vendt på hovedet, og hun står pludselig uden en klink på lommen. Nu må hverdagen som it-girl skiftes ud med et underbetalt job som fotografassistent og det enorme hus med en lille lejlighed og fire roomies: Alec, Cal, James og Wolverine.Sophie ønsker desperat at få sit gamle liv tilbage. Eller gør hun? For det er let at blive i tvivl, når hendes nye venner har hjerter af guld. Ikke mindst fordi den charmerende Cal og den søde Alec begge står klar med en hjælpende hånd, når Sophie har brug for det.Der er amoriner i luften … Men tør hun give sit hjerte væk, og hvem vil være bedst til at passe på det?Alt der glimter er endnu en sjov og romantisk fortælling af bestsellerforfatteren bag Det lille bageri- og Rosie Hopkins-serierne.

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan brings us a delightful summer novel that will sweep you away to the remote Scottish island of Mure, where two very different weddings are about to take place...On the little Scottish island of Mure--halfway between Scotland and Norway--Flora MacKenzie and her fiancé Joel are planning the smallest of sweetheart weddings, a high summer celebration surrounded only by those very dearest to them.Not everyone on the island is happy about being excluded, though. The temperature rises even further when beautiful Olivia MacDonald--who left Mure ten years ago for bigger and brighter things--returns with a wedding planner in tow. Her fiancé has oodles of family money, and Olivia is determined to throw the biggest, most extravagant, most Instagrammable wedding possible. And she wants to do it at Flora's hotel, the same weekend as Flora's carefully planned micro-wedding. As the summer solstice approaches, can Flora handle everyone else's Happy Every Afters--and still get her own?

Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan welcomes you to a new term at a beautiful Cornish boarding school by the sea.

Sunday Times top 5 bestselling author Jenny Colgan new's festive treat is sure to warm your heart this Christmas

The third novel by the Sunday times bestselling author of Amanda's Wedding'I'm wearing a beautiful pink dress, and I'm in a big pink room with billowing curtains...and I'm dancing to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark...and my handsome partner leans over and whispers...'Yes, 80s child Ellie really thought life was going to be like Pretty in Pink, St Elmo's Fire and all those other movies - where everyone was astoundingly glamorous, popular, successful, had huge apartments and lived happily ever after. But now that she and her gang are thirty, she has to admit that things haven't quite turned out that way. When did horrible flats, difficult relationships and menaningless jobs take over?And, more importantly, what happened to the coolest, wisest, most inspirational Brat Packer of them all? Where is Andrew McCarthy now? Did life fulfil its promise for him? Is he happy on Channel 5? Surely he, of all people, can tell Ellie what to do about her thirty-angst?Determined to get her idol to unravel some of life's great mysteries, Ellie sets out, unwillingly accompanied by her best friend Julia, on a quest across the USA, from LA to New York to find him. It's an unlikely epic, by turns hilarious, romantic and downright uncomfortable - but, helped by a cast of thousands, of whom Frosty the Giant Pig is probably the least improbable, they do find some answers, although not the ones they expected

Nina Redmond elsker bøger. At finde den rigtige bog til den rigtige læser er hendes store passion – og hendes job. Så da det bibliotek, hun arbejder på, skal lukkes og omdannes til luksuslejligheder, aner hun ikke, hvad hun skal stille op.Presset af omstændighederne øjner Nina en mulighed for at udleve sin drøm om at åbne en boghandel. Hun forvandler en slidt, gammel kassevogn til en butik på hjul, og med sine trofaste romanheltinder i ryggen flytter hun til Skotland og begiver sig ud i højlandet for at finde købere til sine bøger. Den virkelige verden viser sig imidlertid at være mere kompliceret end de historier, Nina elsker så højt, og det kræver alt hendes mod – og hele hendes opsparing – at forlade alt det, hun kender, og starte et nyt liv.

Wrap up warm and watch the snowflakes fall, the Christmas bookshop welcomes you home...

Fifteen million copies sold. A readership that spans the world. It's time to fall in love with Jenny Colgan.

Gertie has always had her head in the clouds, wondering what her life might be like if she could only pluck up the courage to leave the remote Scottish island where she was born. It's the only place she knows, but you can't do anything there without everyone knowing - the glue of this close-knit community is the Knitting Circle, a group of strong, capable and frankly nosy women who work hard, gossip, knit and support each other through thick and thin. At the centre of this sisterhood is Gertie's mum Jean and her grandmother Elspeth, and the three generations of women live together, surrounded by wool, in one small cottage. When the chance comes to make changes - a new job working with old schoolfriend Morag on the local airline, new friends and even a possible new romance - a world of possibilities opens up before Gertie. Is this the way to make her dreams come true?

From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes the debut novel that made her the sensation she is today--a hilarious, unforgettable story of one woman's mad dash to put a stop to the wedding of her old school friend who's the complete opposite of the sweet Scottish lord she's marrying.Amanda's old school friends, Mel and Fran, are shocked when the social-climbing queen of mean announces her engagement to a laird (Scottish lord). It doesn't matter that Fraser McConnald has worn the same pair of Converse sneakers for the last three years and that his castle is a pile of rubble with one gas heater--she'll be the wife of an actual laird! But Mel and Fran can't just sit back and let the sweet and gentle Fraser marry Amanda, especially since Mel had a huge crush on him back in University. Something must be done! Joining forces with Fraser's adorable younger brother Angus, they set out to sabotage this mismatch of the century. So between fighting off the attentions of a love-crazed accountant, keeping Fran's deadly maneuvers' with the opposite sex under control and trying to win her own war of love with her aspiring rock-star beau, Mel finds herself preparing for a wedding that's everything you'd wish on your worst enemy.

From beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan, a heartwarming and hilarious comedy about a pampered London socialite forced to live life among the common folk.Sophie Chesterton is London's "It Girl". She knows all the right people, goes to all the right parties, and wears all the right clothes...and her rich parents pay for everything. But deep down she suspects that her best "friends"--and her posh lifestyle--are nothing but shallow fakes. Then one evening Sophie's life takes a shocking, drastic turn, and her father decides it's high time for the party girl to make her own way in the world.Forced to earn a meager living as a lowly assistant to a "glamour" photographer, live in a shabby flat with four smelly boys, and eat baked beans from the can--Sophie is desperate to get her old life back, at any cost. But does a girl really need diamonds to be happy?Full of warmth and sparkle, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend is a surprisingly winning tale about luxury, life lessons, and the surprisingly low cost of true happiness.

Fans of Debbie Macomber and Jojo Moyes will love this warm, funny, moving holiday tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Christmas at the Cupcake Café and Little Beach Street Bakery.A nip in the air, chiming bells and carolers, and the genial glow of love and family. But for this English village, it's going to be a Christmas to remember in ways it never expected...In her comfy cottage nestled in the Derbyshire hills, Rosie Hopkins has good reason to feel a warm blush in her cheeks. With Christmas weeks away, the holiday is being ushered in with England's first glorious snowfall of the season. Her boyfriend Stephen is starting his new job as a teacher in the village school. Her quaint Sweetshop and Confectionery has been restored to its former glory, and she has a loveable mop of a new puppy named Mr. Dog. Most joyous of all, Rosie and Stephen's relatives will finally be gathering together in Lipton for what is sure to be a merry feast.But when a devastating tragedy strikes at the heart of the close-knit town, plans for a cozy Christmas are suddenly in danger of melting away. It's going to take Rosie's indomitable spirit, the embrace of family and friends, and the resilient good will of a community to turn it all around and make this a holiday to be thankful for.Soulful, emotional, uplifting, and complete with recipes for delicious wintry treats, Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop is a perfect gift for listeners.

A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.Desperate to escape from London, single mother Lottie wants to build a new life for herself and her son Raffie. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where honking horns and shouting football fans keep them awake all night. If she doesn't find a way out soon, Lottie knows it's just a matter of time before she has a complete meltdown. On a whim, she answers an ad for a nanny job in the Scottish Highlands, which is about as far away from the urban crush of London as possible. It sounds heavenly! The job description asks for someone capable of caring for two...well, the advertisement says "gifted children"; the reality is more like "feral wolverines." The children's widowed father is a wreck, and the kids run wild in a huge tumbledown castle on the heather-strewn banks of Loch Ness. Still, the peaceful, picturesque location is everything London is not--and Lottie rises to the challenges of the job.With the help of Nina, the friendly local bookseller, Lottie begins to put down roots in the community. Are books, fresh air, and kindness enough to heal this broken family--and her own...?

"Christmas comes early to McCredie's little Old Town bookshop in Edinburgh. It's summer, but an American production company has decided that McCredie's is the perfect location to film a Christmas movie. Carmen Hogan, the bookshop's manager, is a bit horrified by the goings-on, but the money the studio is paying is too good to pass up. She uses the windfall from filming to create new displays and fend off a buyout offer from a millionaire who wants to turn McCredie's into a souvenir shop. As snow begins to fall and the lights of Christmas blink on, new possibilities present themselves . . . for McCredie's and for Carmen herself" --

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the gloriously windswept islands of northern Scotland, where we meet young Morag McGinty, who runs the puddle-jumper flights that serve the islands' tiny but proudly feisty population.Morag McGinty is a Scottish lass from the remote islands that make up the northernmost reaches of the UK. She's also a third-generation pilot, the heir apparent to an island plane service she runs with her grandfather. The islands?over 500 dots of windswept land that reach almost to Norway?rely on their one hardworking prop plane to deliver mail, packages, tourists, medicine, and the occasional sheep. As the keeper of this vital lifeline, Morag is used to landing on pale golden beaches and tiny grass airstrips, whether during great storms or on bright endless summer nights. Up in the blue sky, Morag feels at one with the elements. Down on the ground is a different matter, though. Her grandfather is considering and Morag wonders if she truly wants to spend the rest of her life in the islands. Her boyfriend Tim, from flight school, wants Morag to move to Dubai with him, where they'll fly A380s and say goodbye to Scotland's dark winters.Morag is on the verge of making a huge life change when an unusually bumpy landing during a storm finds her marooned on Inchborn island. Inchborn is gloriously off-grid, home only to an ancient ruined abbey, a bird-watching station, and a population of one: Gregor Cameron, a visiting ornithologist from Glasgow who might have just the right perspective to help Morag pilot her course.