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Christmas with the Queen : a novel / Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb.

Gaynor, Hazel, (author.). Webb, Heather, 1976- (author.).

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"December 1952. While the young Queen Elizabeth II finds her feet as the new monarch, she must also find the right words to continue the tradition of her late father's Christmas Day radio broadcast. But even traditions must evolve with the times, and the queen faces a postwar Britain hungry for change. As preparations begin for the royal Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk, old friends-Jack Devereux and Olive Carter-are unexpectedly reunited by the occasion. Olive, a single mother and aspiring reporter at the BBC, leaps at the opportunity to cover the holiday celebration, but even a chance encounter with the queen doesn't go as planned and Olive wonders if she will ever be taken seriously. Jack, a recently widowed chef, reluctantly takes up a new role in the royal kitchens at Sandringham. Lacking in purpose and direction, Jack has abandoned his dream to have his own restaurant, but his talents are soon noticed and while he might not believe in himself, others do, and a chance encounter with an old friend helps to reignite the spark of his passion and ambition. As Jack and Olive's paths continue to cross over the following five Christmases, they grow ever closer. Yet Olive carries the burden of a heavy secret that threatens to destroy everything. Christmas Day, December 1957. As the nation eagerly awaits the Queen's first televised Christmas speech, there is one final gift for the Christmas season to deliver ... "-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063411142 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: ix, 372 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First US edition.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]

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General Note:
"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers."--Title page verso.

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Subject: Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022 > Fiction.
Sandringham House (Sandringham, England) > Fiction.
Christmas stories > Fiction.
Cooks > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Nineteen fifties > Fiction.
Occasional speeches > Fiction.
Reporters and reporting > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Single women > Fiction.
Women journalists > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre: Biographical fiction.
Christmas fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.

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Cookstown Branch FIC Gayno 31681010399962 FICTION Checked out 11/28/2025
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  • Baker & Taylor
    Queen Elizabeth II navigates her first Christmas broadcast in 1952, while old friends Olive, an aspiring BBC reporter, and Jack, a widowed chef, reunite at Sandringham, finding purpose and love amidst evolving traditions and hidden secrets. 30,000 first printing.
  • HARPERCOLL

    ’Tis the season! The Crown meets When Harry Met Sally in the latest heartwarming historical novel from Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, bestselling authors of Last Christmas in Paris, Meet Me in Monaco, and Three Words for Goodbye.

    December 1952. While the young Queen Elizabeth II finds her feet as the new monarch, she must also find the right words to continue the tradition of her late father’s Christmas Day radio broadcast. But even traditions must evolve with the times, and the queen faces a postwar Britain hungry for change. 

    As preparations begin for the royal Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk, old friends—Jack Devereux and Olive Carter—are unexpectedly reunited by the occasion. Olive, a single mother and aspiring reporter at the BBC, leaps at the opportunity to cover the holiday celebration, but even a chance encounter with the queen doesn’t go as planned and Olive wonders if she will ever be taken seriously. 

    Jack, a recently widowed chef, reluctantly takes up a new role in the royal kitchens at Sandringham. Lacking in purpose and direction, Jack has abandoned his dream to have his own restaurant, but his talents are soon noticed and while he might not believe in himself, others do, and a chance encounter with an old friend helps to reignite the spark of his passion and ambition. 

    As Jack and Olive’s paths continue to cross over the following five Christmases, they grow ever closer. Yet Olive carries the burden of a heavy secret that threatens to destroy everything. 

    Christmas Day, December 1957. As the nation eagerly awaits the Queen’s first televised Christmas speech, there is one final gift for the Christmas season to deliver… 


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