AustLit

'Set between Sydney and Edinburgh at Christmas, this is a story of family ties, lost love, and the power of the past.

'Alex loves Christmas. She owns a cafe by Sydney's harbour bridge, and she spends days decorating it with vintage hand-cut snowflakes to look like a winter wonderland - a magical retreat from the baking Australian summer outside. This year has not been easy - she was dumped by the man she thought she'd marry - but Alex is pouring all her energies into creating the perfect Christmas for her customers. Until she starts receiving letters from a cafe in Bristol, England, and finds herself drawn to its mysterious owner... ' (Publication summary)