The Secret Christmas Library

After Mirren Sutherland finds a priceless antique book in her great aunt''s attic, she is contacted by Jamie McPherson, who is hopeful she might be able to find another one- a book lost in his own house. He doesn''t even know the name of it, only that it is so valuable it could potentially save the entire estate from ruin, and time is running out. On arriving at Jamie''s vast crumbling home in the highlands of Scotland (on the family train, no less), Mirren meets rival bookseller Theo Palliser, whose motives are not remotely honourable; and sets out on the quest. Jamie''s grandfather was a book collector, a philanthropist, a hoarder and a great lover of puzzles and treasure hunts - as the snow falls in the highlands, cutting off the outside world, the three of them, plus Maggie, the estate manager, do their best to uncover the last hope of the MacPherson clan before the year ends: following clues, discovering the secrets of the house and forming and breaking alliances in a race against time and the weather. Caught between devastatingly attractive and immoral Theo, and the distracted and worried Jamie, will Mirren find the book ... and lose her heart?

About the author

Jenny Colgan is the author of numerous Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling novels and has won various awards for her writing, including the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance, the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award and the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award. Her books have sold more than fifteen million copies worldwide and have been published in 36 territories, and in 2015 she was inducted into the Love Stories Hall of Fame. Jenny is married with three children and lives in Scotland.

Product details

• Authors: Jenny Colgan, Colgan Jenny
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2025
• EAN: 9781399734271
• ISBN: 978-1-399-73427-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 238 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Edinburgh, Scotland, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, FICTION / Romance / Later in Life, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Crime and mystery fiction, FICTION / World Literature / Scotland / 21st Century, FICTION / Romance / Enemies to Lovers, FICTION / Romance / Second Chances, FICTION / Romance / Friends to Lovers, FICTION / Romance / Love Triangle, FICTION / Romance / Small Town & Rural, FICTION / Books, Bookstores & Libraries