Anne Perryrsquos ldquovastly entertainingrdquo The Star-Ledger holiday novels are ldquoas delicious as mince pie and plum puddingrdquo Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A Christmas Hope is just as delectablemdashthe gripping story of an unforgettable battle between goodness and evil in Victorian Londonmdashand a lonely womanrsquos search for meaning in her lifeAlthough she lacks for nothing Claudine Burroughs dreads the holiday season for forcing her to face how empty her life has become She no longer expects closeness with her coldly ambitious husband and she has nothing in common with their circle of wealthy status-minded friends The only time she is remotely happy is when she volunteers at a womanrsquos clinicmdasha job her husband strongly disapproves of Then at a glittering yuletide gala she meets the charming poet Dai Tregarron and finds her spirits lifted But scarcely an hour later the charismatic Dai is enmeshed in a nightmaremdashaccused 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 vows to do her 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 ownNevertheless itrsquos the season of miracles and Claudine finally sees a glimmer of hopemdashnot only for Dai but for a young woman she befriends who is teetering on the brink of a lifetime of unhappiness Anne Perryrsquos heartwarming new holiday novel is a celebration of courage faith and love for all seasons PRAISE FOR THE CHRISTMAS NOVELS OF ANNE PERRY ldquoPerryrsquos Victorian-era holiday mysteries are for many an annual treatrdquomdashThe Wall Street Journal A Christmas Garland ldquoIn Anne Perryrsquos gifted hands the puzzle plays out brilliantlyrdquomdashGreensboro News amp Record A Christmas Homecoming ldquoCould have been devised by Agatha Christie Perry is a modern masterrdquomdashPittsburgh Post-Gazette A Christmas Odyssey ldquoPerry writes with detail that invades the sensesrdquomdashLincoln Journal Star A Christmas Promise ldquoPoignant should be on the Christmas stocking list of anyone who likes a sniffle of nostalgiardquomdashThe Washington Times A Christmas Grace ldquoA heartwarming if crime-tinged complement to the holiday seasonrdquomdashBooklist.
