Introduction

The instant New York Times bestseller! “Sublime…Colgan infuses her latest book with humor, wit, suspense and a perfectly cast love triangle.”--USA Today

"The Christmas Bookshop is literary hot chocolate with a bourbon shot: hot, sweet but with a surprising emotional kick."--The Times (UK)

Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel.

Laid off from her department store job, Carmen has perilously little cash and few options. The prospect of spending Christmas with her perfect sister Sofia, in Sofia’s perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered yuppie life does not appeal.

Frankly, Sofia doesn’t exactly want her prickly sister Carmen there either. But Sofia has yet another baby on the way, a mother desperate to see her daughters get along, and a client who needs help revitalizing his shabby old bookshop. So Carmen moves in and takes the job.

Thrown rather suddenly into the inner workings of Mr. McCredie’s ancient bookshop on the picturesque streets of historic Edinburgh, Carmen is intrigued despite herself. The store is dusty and disorganized but undeniably charming. Can she breathe some new life into it in time for Christmas shopping? What will happen when a famous and charismatic author takes a sudden interest in the bookshop—and Carmen? And will the Christmas spirit be enough to help heal her fractured family?

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Discussion Questions

1. Did your opinion of any of the characters change throughout the book?

2. Did Carmen make the right relationship decision? Why?why not? 

3. If the book was made into a movie who would play the main parts? 

4. What do you think the significance of the train dream was? 

5. What surprised you most about the book? Why? Were there significant plot twists and turns? If so, what were they?

6. What (if any) questions do you still have about the plot?

7. What do you think will happen next to the main characters?

8. Connections ran throughout the story - do you think the festive setting added to the importance of connection at that time of year?

9. How can books help develop friendships?

10. How did Carmen's relationship with herself improve?

11. Did the description of Edinburgh at Christmas make you want to visit? 

With thanks to member Naomi for the great questions!

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