''A page-turning festive read, full of will they/won''t they romance, intriguing glimpses of royal life behind palace doors, and inspiring culinary treats. As delicious as a Christmas pudding topped with flaming brandy and lashings of cream'' Gill Paul ''Jack and Olive were both wonderfully real and complex, they leapt from the page ... A captivating Christmas read to be savoured'' Amanda Geard ''A must read for anyone in need of Christmas magic'' Georgie Blalock **** December 1952 As a young Queen Elizabeth II prepares to deliver her first Christmas speech, staff work behind the scenes to get ready for the festivities at Sandringham Estate. Among them are Jack and Olive - old friends who are surprised to be reunited after seven years apart. While Olive works for the BBC reporting on the royal family, and Jack is employed in the Queen''s kitchens, their bond deepens - until a secret threatens to tear them apart. When the truth comes to light, it could change Olive and Jack''s lives forever. But maybe Christmas has one last gift to deliver... Readers love Hazel and Heather''s novels: ''Hazel Gaynor (one of my very favourite authors) and Heather Webb are a collaborative tour de force and I can''t wait, and hope, for more'' Reader Review ''A fantastic read'' Reader Review ''Poignant and heartfelt'' Reader Review ''Definitely recommended for fans of historical fiction'' Reader Review ''Put two accomplished authors together and what do you get? I''ll tell you what you get: an emotional story that simply sweeps you along. It''s a novel you''ll be sad to say goodbye to'' reader review ...

Autorentext

Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, and Irish Times, bestselling author of historical fiction, including her debut THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME, for which she received the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award. THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S DAUGHTER was shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown award. She is published in thirteen languages and nineteen countries. Originally from Yorkshire, Hazel lives in Ireland with her family.

Klappentext

Curl up this winter with a heart-warming Christmas romance for fans of The Crown and Downton Abbey!'A page-turning festive read, full of will they/won't they romance, intriguing glimpses of royal life behind palace doors, and inspiring culinary treats. As delicious as a Christmas pudding topped with flaming brandy and lashings of cream' Gill Paul

December 1952

As a young Queen Elizabeth II prepares to deliver her first Christmas speech, staff work behind the scenes to get ready for the festivities at Sandringham Estate. Among them are Jack and Olive - old friends who are surprised to be reunited after seven years apart.

While Olive works for the BBC reporting on the royal family, and Jack is employed in the queen's kitchens, their bond deepens - until a secret threatens to tear them apart. When the truth comes to light, it could change Olive and Jack's lives forever.

But maybe Christmas has one last gift to deliver... Readers love Christmas with the Queen!: 'Oh what a gorgeous read... full of warmth and love and nostalgia' ****

'So well researched you almost feel like you are with the Queen' ****

'I loved this book from the very first page' ****

'Jack and Olive were both wonderfully real and complex, they leapt from the page ... A captivating Christmas read to be savoured' Amanda Geard

'A must read for anyone in need of Christmas magic' Georgie Blalock

Zusammenfassung
Curl up this winter with a heart-warming Christmas romance for fans of The Crown and Downton Abbey!