Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb

Tuesday December 15 2026 11:30AM
Tuesday December 15 2026 11:30AM
Hobart
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Event Description

Our December 2026 Hobart Book Chat title is Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb. Pick up a copy at the Hobart Branch to chat! Contact [email protected] or (219) 942-2243 for more details.

Summary: "December 1952. While the young Queen Elizabeth II finds her feet as the new monarch, she must also find the right words to continue the tradition of her late father's Christmas Day radio broadcast. But even traditions must evolve with the times, and the queen faces a postwar Britain hungry for change. As preparations begin for the royal Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk, old friends--Jack Devereux and Olive Carter--are unexpectedly reunited by the occasion. Olive wonders if she will ever be taken seriously. Jack might not believe in himself, others do. As Jack and Olive's paths continue to cross over the following five Christmases, they grow ever closer. Yet Olive carries the burden of a heavy secret that threatens to destroy everything. Christmas Day, December 1957. As the nation eagerly awaits the Queen's first televised Christmas speech, there is one final gift for the Christmas season to deliver..."

When

11:30AM - 12:30PM
Tuesday December 15 2026
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Contact

219-949-2243

Where

Children's Program Room
Hobart
100 N. Main St
Hobart IN
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