{"product_id":"merry-paperback","title":"Merry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Breen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mother's valiant efforts to bring her family the joy of Christmas go haywire when she finds herself haunted by the angry ghost of Charles Dickens. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis sparkling, cozy novel is perfect for readers of Emma Straub's \u003ci\u003eThis Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e and anyone who looks forward to watching \u003ci\u003eIt's a Wonderful Life\u003c\/i\u003e each December! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMerry Bingham used to love Christmas--until she started worrying all the time about family, money, and death. The only thing that continues to bring her joy is reading from her heirloom edition of \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e, autographed by Charles Dickens himself and passed down through five generations of her family. Now, as she waits for the results of the medical tests that will tell her whether this Christmas season will be her last, Merry prepares to give her book to the next generation. Except none of her three children wants it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMerry refuses to surrender Christmas or Dickens without a fight, so she sells the book and uses the money to take her family to London. She will fill them with Christmas joy even if she has to cram it down their throats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the harder Merry pushes, the worse everything gets. Her children erupt into vicious arguments, her gentle husband stops talking to her, her deluxe rental apartment is not what was promised. Oh, and she keeps seeing the ghost of Charles Dickens around town--and he is not happy with her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of family stories, classic literature, Christmas novels, and holiday season magic will adore \u003ci\u003eMerry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Breen \u003c\/b\u003eis the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fiction Class\u003c\/i\u003e and the Maggie Dove mystery series. She teaches novel writing at Gotham Writers and has been on the faculty of conferences from Cape Cod to Dubai. She loves stories about families, London, ghosts, guilt, atonement, dogs, Charles Dickens, and Christmas. She likes the idea of collecting rare books, though so far, she's only collected two, both of them being early editions of \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol.\u003c\/i\u003e For more info check out susanbreenauthor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 12.61 x 7.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43482747732103,"sku":"9798892421935","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3tfRu4uUeg9798892421935.webp?v=1763380307","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/merry-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}