My book club always chooses a Christmas book to read in December. This year our selection is The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin. Filled with nostalgia, this book focuses on the real gifts of Christmas. If you have read If I Were You, you are in for a treat. If not, the novella-length book can be read as a standalone, but I would recommend reading If I Were You first.
Have you read it? We would love to know your thoughts.
From bestselling author Lynn Austin comes a nostalgic and endearing holiday sequel to If I Were You that reminds us that sometimes the most meaningful gifts are the ones we least expect and don’t deserve.
Best friends Audrey Barrett and Eve Dawson are looking forward to celebrating Christmas in postwar America, thrilled at the prospect of starting new traditions with their five-year-old sons. But when the 1951 Sears Christmas Wish Book arrives and the boys start obsessing over every toy in it, Audrey and Eve realize they must first teach them the true significance of the holiday.
They begin by helping Bobby and Harry plan gifts of encouragement and service for those in their community, starting by walking an elderly neighbor’s yellow Lab—since a dog topped the boys’ wish list for Santa. In the charming tale that follows, Audrey and Eve are surprised to find their own hearts healing from the tragedies of war and opening to the possibility of forgiveness and new love.
Award winning author Lynn Austin was a former teacher who now writes and speaks full time, has won eight Christy Awards for her historical fiction. One of those novels, Hidden Places, has also been made into a Hallmark Channel movie. Lynn and her husband have raised three children . Now that the children are now grown she’s experiencing the joy of grandchildren. She lives in Western Michigan where the woods and beaches of Lake Michigan inspire her every day.
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