A heartwarming romance set in Iceland during the American occupation of WWII, exploring the enchanting tradition of Jolabokaflod.
Tatiana keeps busy, working a publishing house and hosting her young niece in the city for Christmastime, while harboring a secret. When the publishing house is flooded with orders for Christmas, she and the other workers must pull long hours working around the clock to fill the orders. Editor and children's book author and illustrator Anders Johannson has admired Tatiana from afar and takes the opportunity to lend a hand with the orders. I liked his quiet observance and thoughtfulness, and I liked how he and his family opened up their lines of communication more over the course of the story.
Truely a wonderful read, perfect to put you in the Christmas mood, with a lovely setting and time period I hadn't really ever thought much of before now. I absolutely love the Jolabokaflod tradition and learning more about their love of books at Christmas time. I loved Elea's excitement about Christmas, she is very encouraging and has a way of saying things as she sees them. A charming story that you will want to read again and again, with great characters, strong interaction, heartwarming with inspiring themes of faith and family. Highly recommend!
I checked out a copy of this book from my local library. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.roseannamwhite.com
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