The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

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Nothing screams holidays like a good movie marathon on the Hallmark station. For me though the holidays are about curling up with a good book. This holiday season has started early for me.

 Book Describtion 

When newly-divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labor of love--but Ivy didn’t bargain on just how much labor. The previous family left so much furniture and so much junk, that it’s a full-time job sorting through all of it.

At the top of a closet, Ivy finds an old Santa suit--beautifully made and decades old. In the pocket of a suit, she finds a note written in a childish hand: it’s from a little girl who has one Christmas wish, and that is for her father to return home from the war. This discovery sets Ivy off on a mission. Who wrote the note? Did the man ever come home? What mysteries did the Rose family hold?

Ivy’s quest brings her into the community, at a time when all she wanted to do was be left alone and nurse her wounds. But the magic of Christmas makes miracles happen, and Ivy just might find more than she ever thought possible: a welcoming town, a family reunited, a mystery solved, and a second chance at love.

About Mary Kay Andrews

Mary Kay Andrews is the New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels, most recently The Weekenders, as well as 10 critically acclaimed mysteries. A former reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

My Thoughts

What a delightful book.

The setting was charming and the people fun. I loved the storyline about a woman rebuilding her life after a divorce. 

This book has a holiday theme but it also is about healing, learning to love and letting people into your life, and learning to trust again. 

When Ivy buys a house unseen wanting to hide from the world after her divorce she never expects that she will find a new life. While cleaning out the old farmhouse Ivy finds a Santa suit. In the pocket is a note from a child. Reading the note set Ivy on a life-changing journey.

I truly enjoy this entire book. It was a page-turner for me. I fell in love with the characters, setting and Ivy's journey touches me. I highly recommend this book and am so glad I picked it up to read.