One Christmas Morning

One Christmas Morning

Rachel Greenlaw

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Eva has spent the past three years burying herself in her work, trying to forget the heartbreaking events of the Christmas that ripped her world apart. And this year, on the eve of her shop launch, the last thing Eva wants is to drive to the wild moors of Cornwall to attend her friends Hallie and Kian’s Christmas party. But at her husband James’ insistence, here they are. Worse still, Hallie announces she is pregnant, bringing Eva’s pain to the surface. Overwhelmed by her friend’s news and the bittersweet memories of past Christmases, Eva tries to sneak back to London in the middle of the night. But as the clock strikes midnight, she is visited by the ghost of her beloved grandmother. Gran tells Eva that if she doesn’t face her ghosts head-on and stop shutting out her loved ones, she risks losing them all forever. When Eva wakes on Christmas morning, she finds herself living not her own life, but that of her hardworking assistant, Diana, whose overflowing inbox isn’t the only secret she’s been keeping. The next day, she wakes on Christmas morning again, this time in the body of Hallie’s sister, Natalie. As Eva lives Christmas Day again and again through the perspectives of her friends, she is offered a glimpse into the lives of those she has been pushing away. With each Christmas Day comes a new lesson—and an insight into the secrets and struggles her loved ones have been hiding. To move forward, Eva must let go of the past. But is it too late to fix her future?


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    Mar 06, 2025
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  • the_bookishmum
    Apr 09, 2025
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    A Christmas Carol meets freaky Friday. I really enjoyed this one. It’s not a ‘feel good’ Christmas book, however I think it has a lot to say about society and the pressure we put on ourselves and others when it comes to work.  

    Eve’s life is a mess, she’s spending so much time opening a business that she’s let go of friends, ignoring her partner and working so hard she’s not taking care of herself either. She attends a Christmas party, is haunted by ghosts, body swaps with her friends while reliving the same Christmas morning over and over again until she learns more about them, about herself and about what’s really important. 

    Trigger warnings: Miscarriage and child-loss 

    I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

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