Description
'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
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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
The perfect romantic, historical novel for the festive season
About the Author
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. Hazel lives in Ireland with her family.
Heather Webb is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of nine historical novels. Rodin's Lover was a Goodread's Top Pick, Last Christmas in Paris won the Women's Fiction Writers Association STAR Award. In 2019, Meet Me in Monaco was selected as a finalist for the 2020 Goldsboro RNA award in the UK, as well as the Digital Book World's Fiction prize. To date, Heather's books have been translated to seventeen languages.
Reviews
Praise for Christmas With the Queen:
'Warm and fun and sweet and tender, with a gorgeous 1950s atmosphere' Tracy Rees
'A heartwarming, poignant, evocative, nostalgic read. A perfect Christmas gift' Patricia Scanlan
'Achingly romantic, gloriously festive, I have no doubt that Christmas with the Queen will charm readers, just as it did me. If you read one Christmas book this year, let it be this one' Carmel Harrington
'A gorgeous book, full of heart and warmth and atmosphere, with a satisfyingly evolved plot. Anyone who enjoyed the Crown will adore this' Emily Hourican
'Jack and Olive were both wonderfully real and complex, they leapt from the page ... A captivating Christmas read to be savoured' Amanda Geard
'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
'This sweet and thoughtful book had me hooked from the first page, following along not only for glimpses of Her Majesty and the royal retinue, but for Olive and Jack's irresistible second-chance romance. A triumph and a treat of a novel!'- Bryn Turnbull, author of The Woman Before Wallis
'A must read for anyone in need of Christmas magic' Georgie Blalock
'Christmas with the Queen is, in a word, delicious ... it balances deftly observed historical details, an engaging plot, and delightful characters (HM the late Queen among them) who become familiar and dear to the reader after only a few pages. This is a story to savor over a cup of tea as the days grow short and the year draws to a close, and I adored every bit of it' Jennifer Robson
Book Information
ISBN 9780008556495
Author Hazel Gaynor
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 260g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 22mm
