A good bookshop will have all you need for the season. Forget Amazon. There’s nothing like the excitement of a bookshop at Christmas. But which books to give? Here are some suggestions from OrnaMulcahy for all kinds of readers…
A POCKETFUL OF HAPPINESSOn his death in 2008,wrote that actor Paul Newman was “the most generous individual, relative to his income, in the 20th century of the United States.” Written from reams of transcripts discovered after his death, reveals a sexy, devoted husband from Hollywood’s favourite marriage. His wife of 50 years, Joanne Woodward installed two doors to their bedroom so that the children couldn’t intrude.
Agatha Christie, writer of 80 mysteries, created a mystery of her own life, particularly when she disappeared for eleven days in 1926, at the height of her fame. Lucy Worsley sheds some light in the fast-paced and entertaining. While not quite solving the case of the missing author, it’s a satisfying read about a woman who outsold the Bible and Shakespeare in her day.
Emily Hourican blends fact and fiction beautifully in her trio of novels based on the lives of Guinness heiresses Aileen, Maureen, Oonagh and Honor. Her latest book, THE OTHER GUINNESS GIRL focuses on Honor, who married the handsome American-born MP and diarist Henry “Chips” Channon. Real and imaginary characters weave in and out of the account of one of London’s most famous couples of the 1930s.A literary classic dressed up in new covers could tempt a young reader into the world of books.
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