The Christmas Cottage by Sarah Morgan

 

A PAINFUL SECRET

Imogen loves her job as an events organiser, and her colleagues are in awe of her. But Imogen isn’t the person she pretends to be, and she’s hiding painful truths about her past. But as long as she can keep on top of her work, Imogen can put everything else to one side.

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

And then Imogen makes a catastrophic mistake at work, and finally realises it's time to reset. When her favourite client, Dorothy, invites her to spend Christmas with her and her family, in her cottage in the Cotswolds, it sounds like the perfect way for Imogen to take stock.

FINDING HAPPINESS AT CHRISTMAS

Imogen soon settles into idyllic cottage life, especially with the prospect of a new romance on the horizon … but when long-buried secrets and unwanted faces from the past resurface, Imogen’s new peace is threatened. Will Imogen end up alone this Christmas, or can she find it in her heart to forgive and move on?

One of the first authors to come to mind when I am thinking of picking up a new Christmas book is Sarah Morgan as she really knows how to pull off a festive favourite so it was time to start reading her new release The Christmas Cottage.

Any of you who have read any books by Sarah Morgan before will know that she typically writes her stories around three women’s points of views and this time we meet Imogen, Dorothy and Sara. There seems in the beginning to be a loose connection between these women, Dorothy and Sara are mother and daughter and then Imogen works as an events organiser and does some work for Dorothy.

One thing I picked up early on in meeting all of these women is an element of sadness and a hint of loneliness so it was something that made me connect with them all straight from the offset.

For the first time reading a Sarah Morgan book I found a unexpected twist in the story that I didn’t see coming, who new going to the loo could change someone’s life so dramatically is all I will say so as not to give any spoilers away.

With a new romance looking to blossom and hidden secrets revealed meaning that so many wrongs can now be put right this really did have a heartwarming feel to the storyline. This isn’t one of those books that have a fabulously festive cover but barely a mention of anything Christmas themed inside, oh no, this book will get the festive spirit kicking off.

I was a little surprised that it ended where it did and how it did, it was a lovely hopeful and peaceful ending but I still had things to explore with Imogen’s mum and watching the logistics of how things worked out in the long run and to see how Imogen would have been greeted when she returned to work! But this all just showed show much I was invested in the story and characters and that I was just greedily wanting more!

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