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Anne Perrys vastly entertaining (The Star-Ledger) holiday novels are as delicious as mince pie and plum pudding (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). A Christmas Hope is just as delectablethe gripping story of an unforgettable battle between goodness and evil in Victorian Londonand a lonely womans search for meaning in her life.
Although she lacks for nothing, Claudine Burroughs dreads the holiday season for forcing her to face how empty her life has become. She no longer expects closeness with her coldly ambitious husband, and she has nothing in common with their circle of wealthy, status-minded friends. The only time she is remotely happy is when she volunteers at a womans clinica job her husband strongly disapproves of. Then, at a glittering yuletide gala, she meets the charming poet Dai Tregarron and finds her spirits lifted. But scarcely an hour later, the charismatic Dai is enmeshed in a nightmareaccused of killing a young streetwalker who had been smuggled into the party.
Even though she suspects that an upper-class clique is quickly closing ranks to protect the real killer, Claudine vows to do her utmost for Dai. But it seems that hypocritical London society would rather send an innocent poet to the gallows than expose the shocking truth about one of their own.
Nevertheless, its the season of miracles and Claudine finally sees a glimmer of hopenot only for Dai but for a young woman she befriends who is teetering on the brink of a lifetime of unhappiness. Anne Perrys heartwarming new holiday novel is a celebration of courage, faith, and love for all seasons.
PRAISE FOR THE CHRISTMAS NOVELS OF ANNE PERRY
Perrys Victorian-era holiday mysteries . . . are for many an annual treat.The Wall Street Journal
A Christmas Garland
In Anne Perrys gifted hands, the puzzle plays out brilliantly.Greensboro News & Record
A Christmas Homecoming
Could have been devised by Agatha Christie . . . [Perry is] a modern master.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Christmas Odyssey
[Perry] writes with detail that invades the senses.Lincoln Journal Star
A Christmas Promise
Poignant . . . should be on the Christmas stocking list of anyone who likes a sniffle of nostalgia.The Washington Times
A Christmas Grace
[A] heartwarming, if crime-tinged, complement to the holiday season.Booklist
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Although she lacks for nothing, Claudine Burroughs dreads the holiday season for forcing her to face how empty her life has become. She no longer expects closeness with her coldly ambitious husband, and she has nothing in common with their circle of wealthy, status-minded friends. The only time she is remotely happy is when she volunteers at a womans clinica job her husband strongly disapproves of. Then, at a glittering yuletide gala, she meets the charming poet Dai Tregarron and finds her spirits lifted. But scarcely an hour later, the charismatic Dai is enmeshed in a nightmareaccused of killing a young streetwalker who had been smuggled into the party.
Even though she suspects that an upper-class clique is quickly closing ranks to protect the real killer, Claudine vows to do her utmost for Dai. But it seems that hypocritical London society would rather send an innocent poet to the gallows than expose the shocking truth about one of their own.
Nevertheless, its the season of miracles and Claudine finally sees a glimmer of hopenot only for Dai but for a young woman she befriends who is teetering on the brink of a lifetime of unhappiness. Anne Perrys heartwarming new holiday novel is a celebration of courage, faith, and love for all seasons.
PRAISE FOR THE CHRISTMAS NOVELS OF ANNE PERRY
Perrys Victorian-era holiday mysteries . . . are for many an annual treat.The Wall Street Journal
A Christmas Garland
In Anne Perrys gifted hands, the puzzle plays out brilliantly.Greensboro News & Record
A Christmas Homecoming
Could have been devised by Agatha Christie . . . [Perry is] a modern master.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Christmas Odyssey
[Perry] writes with detail that invades the senses.Lincoln Journal Star
A Christmas Promise
Poignant . . . should be on the Christmas stocking list of anyone who likes a sniffle of nostalgia.The Washington Times
A Christmas Grace
[A] heartwarming, if crime-tinged, complement to the holiday season.Booklist
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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