readingwithwrin
Written on Dec 19, 2015
"So you see, I may seem hard and cold to you, my dear, but I know what grief is like. I know what it’s like to be young and full of hope and then young and full of despair. Maggie wasn’t the last person I loved who died back then, but her death was the one I felt very badly."
Going into this book I thought it was going to be a nice Christmas story. I was very wrong about that though. This story isn't about Christmas at all, instead, it is a life story about Rosamunde and why she left the vicarage to travel the world.
This story is a coming of age of sorts. It flips back and forth between present day and Rosamund past. We learn why she is the way she is and why she has been single for so long. It was very nice and while it wasn't Christmassy at all besides the last 2 present-day chapters and some Christmas shopping done as well.
If I was recommending this to someone I don't think I would say it was a Christmas book at all, instead, I would say that it could be read any time of year really or maybe in November when you are just starting to feel Christmassy.