Like a thousand suns...: Read my #BookReview of Fair Mountain Christmas (Heartwarming Christmas) by Heidi Eljarbo #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub @HeidiEljarbo @maryanneyarde

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Juni seems to have lost her Christmas spirit. She has a deadline to meet, an article to write for work, and she has been struggling with writer’s block. What can she say, when she isn’t familiar with the subject, and has no experience with what children really need for Christmas? Unfortunately, turning down the story is not an option, so she heads up to her family’s cabin to try and stir up some inspiration.

Surrounding herself with memories, and finding a friend in Henry Norheim, whom she hadn’t seen since childhood, and who had grown up quite nicely, Juni starts to come up with the five points for her article. But as she starts writing, she starts to relearn what Christmas is about, and her article slowly becomes less of a struggle to write as she begins to enjoy herself and find who she really is.

This book is set in the 1970s, and while there are some clear differences, such as not being able to phone for help when you are snowed in, a lot of the story is very similar to modern life. This gives the book an almost timeless feel, like you could pick it up next year, or in fifty years, and it would still have the same effect on you, pulling you in and making you feel that tingly excitement that Christmas brings.

This book has managed to sum up the entirety of what the holiday season is about, in just 86 pages. Do not be put off by the shortness of this novel, for the length is not equivalent to the quality. There is a story to be told, and I think this book has told it perfectly, and in the right amount of pages that you can sit down with a cup of hot chocolate and read it in an evening.

I really enjoyed reading this book, and I think it might become a staple book that I read once a year to get me into the Christmas spirit!

Nostalgia and Christmas miracles burn bright in this uplifting and heartwarming story about new beginnings and falling in love under a blanket of stars.

Fair Mountain, December 1972.

A few days before Christmas, Juni’s editor gives her a writing assignment that throws her far outside her comfort zone. She and her terrier, Leo, retreat to her grandparents’ old cabin in the Norwegian mountains in hopes of inspiration. But the trip turns into a heart-wrenching and emotionally challenging encounter.

Memories of Juni’s childhood seep in as soon as she enters the cabin, and as for the writing assignment…what does she know about what children need for Christmas?

Juni’s focus changes when handsome Henry Norheim from Moose Lodge down the hill unex-pectedly shows up outside her cottage door. His dedication to family, traditions, and Christmas celebration is contagious, but for Juni, coming out of her lonely shell is easier said than done.

As Juni’s deadline draws closer, and the snowflakes softly swirl down on Fair Mountain, she has to face up to her past, open her heart, and dare to take a step forward.

Will the miracle of Christmas live up to its promise of hope, goodwill, and love this year?

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Heidi Eljarbo is the bestselling author of historical fiction and mysteries filled with courageous and good characters that are easy to love and others you don't want to go near.

Heidi grew up in a home filled with books and artwork and she never truly imagined she would do anything other than write and paint. She studied art, languages, and history, all of which have come in handy when working as an author, magazine journalist, and painter.

After living in Canada, six US states, Japan, Switzerland, and Austria, Heidi now calls Norway home. She and her husband have a total of nine children, thirteen grandchildren—so far—in addition to a bouncy Wheaten Terrier.

Their favorite retreat is a mountain cabin, where they hike in the summertime and ski the vast, white terrain during winter.

Heidi’s favorites are family, God's beautiful nature, and the word whimsical.

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