In Mary Kay Andrews’ novella, The Santa Suit, Ivy
Perkins is looking for a fresh start after a divorce from a cheating husband…and
best friend. In her mind’s eye, she pictures an old, white farmhouse will be
the foundation to her new beginning. She buys such after seeing it, The Four
Roses, on the Internet. It’s more rundown than the photo indicates, but Ivy is
up for the challenge, starting with painting some rooms.
Her friendly neighborhood realtor, Ezra, is always
willing to lend a hand, and before long, he has a crush on Ivy, who does her
best to discourage him…for a while.
When clearing out the closet, she discovers an old
Santa suit that the previous owner used to don to entertain the children during
the small North Carolina town’s Christmas stroll. Ivy finds a note in a pocket
of the old suit from a little girl wanting Santa to bring her father home from
Viet Nam for Christmas. Intrigued, Ivy begins to ask around town about the
little girl, and while on this mission, she starts making friends.
Just in time for the holidays, The Santa Suit will
warm hearts as Ivy warms hers and untangles the mystery of the little girl’s
note to Santa.
Mary Kay Andrews, the Queen of Summer
Reads, has provided readers with a holiday novella. Andrews, a pseudonym for
Kathy Hogan Trocheck, is one of the authors I follow faithfully. A former
journalist, she is based in Atlanta with her own hideaway on Tybee Island.
My review will be posted on Goodreads starting July 27,
2021.
I would like to thank St. Martin's Publishing Group
and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in return for an objective review.
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