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    Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.
    Wendy Wasserstein

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    Nr. 1: Lost Christmas


    When Luke Crisp graduates from business school, his father, CEO and co-founder of Fortune 500 Crisp’s Copy Centers, is ready to share some good news: he wants to turn the family business over to his son. But Luke has other plans. Taking control of his trust fund, Luke leaves home to pursue a life of reckless indulgence.


    But when his funds run out, so do his friends. Humbled, alone, and too ashamed to ask his father for help, Luke secretly takes a lowly job at one of his father’s copy centers. There he falls in love with a struggling single mother and begins to understand the greatest source of personal joy.


    Lost December is Richard Paul Evans’s modernday holiday version of the biblical story of the prodigal son, a powerful tale of redemption, hope, and the true meaning of love.

    Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.
    Wendy Wasserstein

    Nr, 2 A Christmas Hope von Anne Perry


    Claudine Burroughs, a volunteer in Hester Monk’s clinic for sick and injured prostitutes, no longer expects closeness with her coldly ambitious husband and dreads the holidays. Then, at a glittering yuletide gala, she meets the attractive poet Dai Tregarron and suddenly her spirits lift. Alas, an hour later, this fascinating man is enmeshed in a nightmare—accused of killing a young streetwalker who had been smuggled into the party.

    Even though she suspects that an upper-class clique is quickly closing ranks to protect the real killer, Claudine and the clinic’s disreputable bookkeeper, Squeaky Robinson, vow to do their utmost for Dai. But it seems that hypocritical London society would rather send an innocent poet to the gallows than expose the shocking truth about one of their own.

    Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.
    Wendy Wasserstein

    Nr. 3 The four Doors von Richard Paul Evans


    Kurzbeschreibung
    From Richard Paul Evans, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Christmas Box, “the most popular holiday tale since Tiny Tim” (Newsweek), a new holiday novel that sets a classic Christmas story in our time.


    More than a decade ago, Richard Paul Evans gave a talk to an auditorium full of students in Dayton, Ohio, about what he wished he had known at their age. The response that day was electric: the students took notes, cried, and, after a standing ovation, rushed up to the author to share with him their feelings and personal epiphanies. Since that initial presentation, he has given that talk hundreds of times and all around the world, in places as diverse as the Harvard Club and Sundance, the Utah State Penitentiary and Opryland—and to all kinds of groups, from recovering drug addicts to recently graduated Ivy League MBAs.


    Now, for the first time, the wisdom and insight that Richard Paul Evans has imparted to thousands is available in The Four Doors. This simple yet powerful approach to happiness is based on four essential components of joy and fulfillment: believing in your destiny, escaping internal captivity, leading a magnified life, and choosing a love-centered life. The Four Doors will set readers on the beginning of a journey to their own unique version of a meaningful life, providing life-changing inspiration to be shared with family and friends for generations.

    Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.
    Wendy Wasserstein

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    Nr, 4 bring me home for Christmas from Robyn Carr


    This year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list--getting over Denny Cutler. Three years ago, Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It's time she got over her silly college relationship and moved on. So she takes matters into her own hands and heads up to Virgin River, the rugged little mountain town that Denny calls home, as an uninvited guest on her brother's men-only hunting weekend. But when an accident turns her impromptu visit into an extended stay, Becca finds herself stranded in Virgin River. With Denny. In "very" close quarters. As the power of Christmas envelops the little town, Becca discovers that the boy she once loved has become a strong and confident man. And the most delicious Christmas present she can imagine.

    Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.
    Wendy Wasserstein

    Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize 2013. A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska, The Snow Child was a bestseller on hardback publication, and went on to establish itself as one of the key literary debuts of 2012, and was a Richard and Judy Bookclub pick. Alaska, the 1920s. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead, but the wilderness is a stark place, and Mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. When a little girl appears mysteriously on their land, each is filled with wonder, but also foreboding: is she what she seems, and can they find room in their hearts for her? Written with the clarity and vividness of the Russian fairy tale from which it takes its inspiration, The Snow Child is an instant classic.

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    "Es hat alles seine Stunde und ein jedes seine Zeit, denn wir gehören dem Jetzt und nicht der Ewigkeit."

    Dann schlag ich hier nochmal meinen Favoriten vor, der ganz bestimmt nicht kitschig ist.


    They're an iconic part of history's most celebrated birth. But what do we really know about the Three Kings of the Nativity, besides the fact that they followed a star to Bethlehem bearing strange gifts? The Bible has little to say about this enigmatic trio. But leave it to Seth Grahame-Smith, the brilliant and twisted mind behind Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale.


    In Grahame-Smith's telling, the so-called "Three Wise Men" are infamous thieves, led by the dark, murderous Balthazar. After a daring escape from Herod's prison, they stumble upon the famous manger and its newborn king. The last thing Balthazar needs is to be slowed down by young Joseph, Mary and their infant. But when Herod's men begin to slaughter the first born in Judea, he has no choice but to help them escape to Egypt.


    It's the beginning of an adventure that will see them fight the last magical creatures of the Old Testament; cross paths with biblical figures like Pontius Pilate and John the Baptist; and finally deliver them to Egypt. It may just be the greatest story never told.

    Gruss aus Calgary, Canada
    Beatrix


    "Well behaved women rarely make history" -- Laura Thatcher Ulrich

    Christmas is coming, but Savannah antique dealer Weezie Foley is doubly distracted - both by her upcoming wedding to her long-time love, chef Daniel Stipanek and also by the fact that her best friend and maid-of-honour BeBe Loudermilk is due to give birth any day - and is still adamantly refusing to marry her live-in-love Harry. Readers have come to love these characters in Mary Kay Andrews' three previous Savannah novels: Savannah Blues, Savannah Breeze, and Blue Christmas. Christmas Bliss offers Andrews' legions of fans the best of many things: familiar characters, a new novella for Christmas, and a celebration of Mary Key Andrews' own favourite pastime - antiquing. Blue Christmas was a fan favourite, and now Christmas Bliss is sure to fly off store shelves and into the hands of Andrews's fans in bestselling numbers.


    Kurzbeschreibung der deutschen Ausgabe
    Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2013
    Das Fest der Liebe mit der Autorin des Bestsellers ›Die Sommerfrauen‹
    Die Familie, die Liebe und Feiertage voller Überraschungen: Das perfekte Buch für einen Abend am Kamin – Sternenfunkeln inklusive
    Eloise Foley liebt Weihnachten. Für sie ist es eine Zeit der Wunder und Träume, die schönsten Tage des Jahres. Sie freut sich auf gemütliche Abende im Kreise der Familie und mit ihrem Freund Daniel. Der sieht Weihnachten allerdings in einem ganz andern Licht, denn Daniel besitzt ein Restaurant und hat im Dezember kaum Zeit für Eloise. Nun bleibt ihr umso mehr Zeit bleibt, sich um ihr kleines Antiquitätengeschäft zu kümmern.
    Ganz besonders freut sich Eloise auf den alljährlichen Wettbewerb um die schönste Weihnachtsdekoration in den Läden von Savannah, und sie dekoriert liebevoll ihr Antiquitätengeschäft. In einer alten Kiste findet sie eine blaue, glitzernde Brosche in Form eines Weihnachtsbaums. Davon inspiriert erschafft sie die Weihnachtswunderwelt »Blue Christmas«, passend zum berühmten Elvis-Presley-Song. Doch an einem chaotischen Verkaufstag verschwindet die Brosche – und eine geheimnisvolle Fremde hinterlässt Eloise Geschenke an den seltsamsten Orten. Purer Zufall oder wahre Weihnachtsmagie?
    »Einfach blättern, schmökern und genießen.« SWR1

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    "Es hat alles seine Stunde und ein jedes seine Zeit, denn wir gehören dem Jetzt und nicht der Ewigkeit."

    Je nach dem, welches Buch dran kommt und wie der Termin liegt, bin ich auch dabei.


    Allerdings sicher nicht bei einem Krimi, Satire oder ähnlichem und nur bei entsprechend sichtbarem (bzw. lesbarem) Kitschfaktor. :grin


    Ich habe mir diese Woche zwar schon einen Weihnachtsfilm angesehen (:rolleyes ... :chen), buchmäßig bin ich aber noch nicht so weit, einen Überblick zu haben. Wenn mir die nächsten Tage noch einer oder mehrere Vorschläge einfallen, poste ich die hier.


    Was mir aber sicher gefallen dürfte (und ich mir mit noch größerer Sicherheit dieses Jahr zulegen werde) ist das neue von


    Melody Carlson - A Simple Christmas Wish


    Rachel Milligan never imagined that she and her seven-year-old niece would spend the week before Christmas on a quaint Amish farm in Ohio. But with so many unexpected occurrences of late, perhaps she shouldn't have been surprised.
    With her young niece Holly in tow, Rachel anxiously makes her way from Chicago to Ohio's Amish country. As love begins to blossom, family secrets emerge, and old wounds are healed, Rachel realizes that she will do whatever it takes to ensure that Holly has the loving family she needs.
    Join bestselling author Melody Carlson on an emotional journey into the heart of what family truly means at Christmastime.
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    Unter den Büchern finden wir wieder, was uns in der Fremde entschwand, Frieden im Innern und Frieden mit unserer Umgebung.
    (Gustav Freytag, 1816 - 1895, aus "Die verlorene Handschrift")

    Trading Christmas - Debbie Macomber


    Ach so, das Buch kann ich natürlich sofort vorschlagen, das ist die Vorlage zu dem oben erwähnten Weihnachtsfilm, den ich mir dieser Tage angesehen habe.



    Zum Inhalt (Quelle: Amazon)


    Trading Houses. Trading Towns. Trading Christmas!


    Emily Springer, widowed mother of one, decides to leave Leavenworth, Washington, to spend Christmas with her daughter in Boston.


    Charles Brewster, history professor, curmudgeon and resident of Boston, wants to avoid Christmas altogether. He figures a prison town should be nice and quiet over the holidays—except he's thinking of the wrong Leavenworth!


    Through an internet site, Charles and Emily arrange to swap houses for the holiday. So Emily goes to Boston—and discovers that her daughter has gone to Florida. And Charles arrives in Leavenworth to discover that it's not the prison town—it's Santa's village! The place is full of Christmas trees, Christmas music and…elves.


    Meanwhile, Emily's friend Faith Kerrigan travels to Leavenworth to visit her and instead finds Charles the grinch. Then Charles's brother, Ray, shows up at his home in Boston to discover that he isn't there—but Emily is.


    Through all the mix-ups and misunderstandings, amid the chaos and confusion, romance begins to emerge in unexpected ways. Because everything changes at Christmas!


    Also included is a Special Bonus Story, The Forgetful Bride!




    Wie der letzte Satz aussagt, befindet sich ein zweiter Roman im Buch (160 Seiten).
    Da die Autorin, kann man dem U4-Text glauben, die Official Storyteller of Christmas ist, kann man eigentlich nicht viel falsch machen. :grin
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    Unter den Büchern finden wir wieder, was uns in der Fremde entschwand, Frieden im Innern und Frieden mit unserer Umgebung.
    (Gustav Freytag, 1816 - 1895, aus "Die verlorene Handschrift")

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