The whimsical cover of The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews led me to believe this would be a humorous farce, but instead it's full of heart and soul - a wonderful surprise!
Plot summary: To create the next chapter of her post-divorce life, Ivy buys a 100-year-old farmhouse (sight unseen) in a rural North Carolina town. The discovery of a child's letter in an abandoned Santa costume leads Ivy to create connections with several townspeople.
Because I'm a marketer, I especially enjoyed the revitalization of a family candy company through better marketing strategies.
I didn't mind that the plot relies on a nearly unbelievable number of coincidences. The relationships, romantic as well as familial, warmed my heart and made me smile - two important must-haves in a successful Christmas novel.
Plot summary: To create the next chapter of her post-divorce life, Ivy buys a 100-year-old farmhouse (sight unseen) in a rural North Carolina town. The discovery of a child's letter in an abandoned Santa costume leads Ivy to create connections with several townspeople.
Because I'm a marketer, I especially enjoyed the revitalization of a family candy company through better marketing strategies.
I didn't mind that the plot relies on a nearly unbelievable number of coincidences. The relationships, romantic as well as familial, warmed my heart and made me smile - two important must-haves in a successful Christmas novel.
