FromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorCourtneyCole,theMagicoftheChristmasSeasonsendsawomanbackintimetothe1940swhereshemeetsherowngrandmotherandlearnsthetruemeaningoffamilyandtheholiday.PiperMcCaulleydoesn’tknowwhichwayisupordown.Hergran,herlastremainingfamily,diedtwoweeksbeforeChristmas,leavingPipertoreevaluateherlife.Didshereallywanttostaychainedtothefamilybusinessjusttohangontothisoldhouse?Shedidn’tcarethathergreat-great-greatgrandpahadbuiltitwithhisownhands.Howcouldshemakehugelifedecisionsifshe’dneverevenbeenoutsideofAlaska?Sheneedstoleavethesnowywildernessthat’sherbackyardandseetheworld,andsincehergranleftherabatteredoldcompass,Pipertakesthisasecretmessagefromherbelovedgrandmother:tofollowherheart.Butbeforesheisevenafootoutsidethedoor,Piperfindsherselfcaughtinablizzardandwakesupin1945intheoriginalhomethatherancestorshadbuilt--atimewhenhergranwasjustagirlPiper’sage.Onceshehasgottenovertheshock,Piperhasthejoyofgettingtoknowhergrandmotherinawholenewway,awaythatshedslightoneverythingPiperhadcometoknowandnotknowaboutherownpast.Overthecourseofonemagicalholidayseason,Pipermustgoonajourneythroughtimetolearnthemeaningofreallove,home,andhowafamilylegacycanconnectoneanotherforever.
