A Christmas Wedding
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From lifelong enemies to unexpected lovers, Chucky and Rosemarie's journey is a heartwarming tale of love, family, and the true meaning of Christmas.
In this delightful continuation of the O'Malley family saga, Chucky, the youngest son, dreams of a quiet life as an accountant, raising a nice Catholic family. But fate has other plans for him, especially when it comes to the beautiful Rosemarie, his off-again, on-again nemesis since the day he saved her life.
Expelled from Notre Dame on false charges, Chucky finds himself at the University of Chicago, where Rosemarie is also a student. Despite their tumultuous history, they decide to be "just friends." As they navigate their complicated relationship, their friendship blossoms into something neither of them anticipated.
Set against the backdrop of Chicago and infused with the warmth and charm of the O'Malley clan, Christmas Wedding is a heartwarming holiday romance that celebrates the power of love, family, and cultural heritage. This family saga will delight readers with its witty banter, endearing characters, and the ultimate question: Will Chucky and Rosemarie's love story lead them down the aisle?
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
amiable third novel to feature the happy O'Malleys of Chicago (after A Midwinter's Tale and Younger Than Springtime) has a scant six pages devoted to the 1950 wedding itself, and not a sprig of holly in sight. The book primarily chronicles the 11 years following the holiday nuptials of Chucky O'Malley and his quasi-foster sister, Rosemarie Clancy. (When Rosemarie's mother died in an accidental fall when Rosemarie was in high school, the O'Malleys took her in.) At age 22, Chucky has already served time in the army, been kicked out of Notre Dame on false charges, and determined on a career in accounting. As the young couple's thoughts turn toward love and marriage, they must confront the demons from Rosemarie's past, including her troubling relationship with her father and the suspicious circumstances surrounding her mother's death as well as her predisposition to alcohol abuse. Greeley's habitual willingness to challenge Catholic dogma on matters such as sex and birth control, as well as his openness to ideas as far-ranging as those of Buddhism and evolutionary science, are in evidence here, and he is nothing if not politically opinionated. As a narrator, the gregarious Chucky, however, commits the sin of pride repeatedly and his self-congratulatory tone tends to grate.
