The Wishing Bridge
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4.4 • 46 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
With unabashed winter charm, The Wishing Bridge sparkles with the humor and heart fans of Kristy Woodson Harvey, Nancy Thayer and Jenny Colgan love most.
Once the hottest mergers and acquisitions executive in the company, Henrietta Wegner can see the ambitious and impossibly young up-and-comers gunning for her job. When Henri’s boss makes it clear she’ll be starting the New Year unemployed unless she can close a big deal before the holidays, Henri impulsively tells him that she can convince her aging parents to sell Wegner’s—their iconic Frankenmuth, Michigan, Christmas store—to a massive, soulless corporation. It’s the kind of deal cool, corporate Henri has built her career on.
Home for the holidays has typically meant a perfunctory twenty-four-hour visit for Henri, then back to Detroit as fast as her car will drive her. So turning up at the Wegner’s offices in early December raises some eyebrows: from her delighted, if puzzled, parents to her suspicious brother and curious childhood friends. But as Henri fields impatient texts from her boss while reconnecting with the magic of the store and warmth of her hometown, what sounded great in the boardroom begins to lose its luster in real life. She’s running out of time to pull the trigger on what could be the greatest success of her career…or the most awkward family holiday of her life.
Includes the bonus novella Christmas Angels
Customer Reviews
An Entertaining Read!
Henri grew up in Frankenmuth, MI, where her dad owned and operated Wegner’s, the world’s largest year-round Christmas store. When Henri graduates from college, she decides to branch out and go work for Tolliver in Detroit. Her dad is understanding, but would prefer for her to work for him.
When Henri’s job is on the line, she tells her boss that she can convince her parents to sell Wegner’s to them. Henri decides to go home at Christmas in order to do this. Her parents are skeptical as to why she is home because she is normally working. When Henri’s boss comes to town because the deal isn’t signed and he wants to seal the deal, will chaos ensue? Will her parents agree? Will Henri have the audacity to follow through with the sale? This book will have you turning the pages to find out!
I love Viola Shipman’s books because they are sentimental, nostalgic, heartfelt, and entertaining! Plus, you always learn something new!
A bonus novella, Christmas Angels, is included with this book! An equally heartfelt and moving story! A perfect book to give as a gift!