insideKENT Magazine Issue 116 - December 2021 | Page 35

CHRISTMASINKENT

KENTISH

WINTER READS

THE CHILLY WINTER EVENINGS THAT PRECEDE CHRISTMAS CALL FOR A FEW THINGS ... A NICE COSY BLANKET , ONE ( OR MULTIPLE ) BOXES OF CHRISTMAS CHOCS , A STEAMING CUP OF TEA AND OF COURSE A RIVETINGLY GOOD BOOK . THE ONLY PROBLEM BEING THAT FINDING THAT PERFECT STORY CAN BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THERE IS JUST SO MUCH CHOICE OUT THERE . IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND THE PERFECT WINTER READ FEAR NOT , FOR JESS MARSHAL HAS COMPILED A WONDERFUL RANGE OF BOOKS WRITTEN BY KENTISH AUTHORS TO TICKLE YOUR FANCY THIS FESTIVE SEASON . THRILLERS , ROMANCE , COMEDY , AND NON-FICTION – THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE .
Katie Ginger : The Perfect Christmas Gift www . keginger . com
A cosy , Christmas tale full of heartfelt characters , enchanting festive fun and at the centre of it all , a heart-warming love story , Katie Ginger ' s latest book The Perfect Christmas Gift is your one-stop-shop for all the seasonal feel good vibes you could ever want . Follow neighbours Bella and Nick as they try to fix their respective broken hearts in time for Christmas . Finding comfort in each other , their budding love story blooms in a flurry of gifts , good deeds and festive cheer . A tale so well written you can almost smell the snow-covered Christmas trees ; this is a book to be enjoyed with a hot chocolate in hand and a fire roaring in the hearth .
We all love a good romcom but your novels are especially heartwarming , how do you come up with the inspiration for such vibrant characters ?
Inspiration can come from anywhere and anything ! Sometimes it ’ s people I meet or situations I read about . Other times the idea for a plot tells me who these characters need to be . I like to make them real though , so they all have different characteristics , problems and backgrounds , just like us .
Tell us why you view Christmas as such a romantic time ?
I know it sounds cheesy , but it ’ s just the most magical time of the year . I absolutely love Christmas ! Everything feels that much more special , and all the decorations transform our everyday worlds into something extraordinary . Not to mention the fact that it ’ s generally cold and wet and the perfect time to cuddle up under a blanket with the fire blazing and a delicious hot chocolate in hand !
The Perfect Christmas Gift can be picked up via Amazon amzn . to / 3aLgaba or any good bookstore near you .
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