What a wonderful book. Amazing and interesting plot and as always great characters who you can fall in love with. Victoria Cornwall delivers the perfect read..!. Again..!

A lovely book that made me think!

I enjoyed the romance of this great read, but it is much more than that. Nicholas, a hero torn between keeping a promise to a friend and telling the whole story when he falls in love. Rose trying to carry on with her life despite great sadness and worries at home. The background of Christmas, snow and post war readjustment.

Especially poignant in the 100th year since WW1 and a fitting tribute to the author’s grandfathers who fought in the war, it made me think about the lives of those left behind when many of the men went off to fight and also the dreadful things faced by those in the trenches.

I have now read all of Victoria Cornwall’s books to date and loved them all. I will pre-order the next one without hesitation.

This is a fabulous Christmas season book. It takes us back to WWI and with the anniversary coming up it just felt like the right read. Rose's family experiences a war loss that her mother simply can not accept or even come close to accepting to the detriment of her family. Rose runs the teashop rising before dawn to bake the cakes. It's tiring but she does it for the betterment of her family. After receiving news her beloved has died in battle she grieves heavily but is helped by Nicholas. He strives to give her the best Christmas possible and boost her sagging spirit during this holiday time in Cornwall. Roes doesn't feel she can ever love again but the head doesn't take into account matters of the heart and she finds herself once again falling in love. When a big reveal happens will Rose understand or will her heart be irreparably broken? This is book 4 in the Cornish Tales series and I read one other book in the series and enjoyed it as much as this one.
Pub Date 20 Nov 2018
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Choc Lit through NetGalley. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own.

A Daughter’s Christmas Wish is a poignant, emotional romance that looks at the devastation of war for both those on the battlefield and those at home. I don’t normally find myself at a loss for words when writing a review. Usually the thoughts just tumble over each other — but this time, I find that I don’t want to mention too much. I think this story is best discovered by each reader. There are turns, twists, and surprises in A Daughter’s Christmas Wish… and you should not even have a hint about them beforehand. I’ve already said too much, in my opinion.

This story honors those who fought in World War 1 — ‘the war to end all wars’, if only that could have been true. It also honors those family members, loved ones left behind to face the daily unknown about their loved one’s safely, location or if they were alive or buried in a distant grave. The story speaks frankly of the reality of that time, and you will be caught up in it all so very easily.

I enjoyed stepping back in time with A Daughter’s Christmas Wish, and would not hesitate to recommend it to any Romance reader no matter what genre their favorite may be.

This is a story that is devastatingly beautiful… and you should not miss this experience.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

A Daughter's Christmas Wish by Victoria Cornwall
(Choc Lit): Christmas on the Cornish coast. A lovely heartwarming winter read! (Cornish Tales Book 4)
A captivating new story from Victoria Cornwall, perfect for fans of books by Tracy Rees, Fiona Valpy and Dilly Court.
A Cornish Christmas wish sent across the ocean ...
Christmas, Cornwall 1919
A promise to a fellow soldier leads Nicholas to Cornwall for Christmas, and to the teashop managed by Rose; the youngest daughter of a family whose festive spirit has been blighted by their wartime experiences. But as Nicholas strives to give Rose the best Christmas she could wish for, he begins to question whether his efforts are to honour his friend, or whether there is another reason.
This is Rose and Nicholas's story.
She stood by his table,poised to write, staring intently at her book with the concentration of a sniper about to fell a Hun.
‘Good afternoon,’ said Rose. She glanced up briefly. If he had not been staring at her he would have missed her shy attempt at eye contact. ‘What can I get you, sir?’ Her voice was sweet and gentle. Nicholas realised, with a jolt, that she was the first young woman to speak to him since arriving home.
thought.‘May I have a cup of tea?’ Rose scribbled furiously as if he had given her a complicated order.
Nicholas recognised the woman in the tea shop immediately, despite having never met her before. He had no doubt it was her. He had gazed at her face more times than he cared to admit to and knew every feature as well as his own.
Nicholas begins visiting the tea shop daily.A good man honouring a dead friend’s last request.
Nicholas made a promise to his friend Sam, a fellow soldier, to deliver a poem to his sweetheart.Nicholas made a promise to his friend Sam, a fellow soldier, to deliver a poem to his sweetheart.
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I highly recommend reading.
A Daughter's Christmas Wish by Victoria Cornwall is a wonderful well written 5 star book.
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Rose has been struggling along since the deaths of her brother and fiancé Sam in World War I: her parents both have retreated into their individual grief, with her father becoming more introverted and rigid, her mother hoarding and effectively abandoning her tasks, and both ignoring Rose unless or until she isn’t meeting their expectations. She’s taken sole responsibility for the bakery her brother started before the war, creating cakes used to be something she and her mother worked on, but now, with all of the hopelessness around her and feeling more than a little trapped and without options, there’s been little for her to smile about or look forward to with any real sense of joy.

Enter Nick, on leave from his extended enlistment and now working in Germany during the reconstruction. He’s come looking for Rose at her little tea shop at the behest of Sam, who he served with and befriended during the war. Now with his promise to Sam ringing in his ears, and a much-viewed photo of Rose protected within the pages of a letter that contained a Christmas poem, he’s here to fulfill the promise – give Rose a Christmas she’s always dreamed of. Everything he thought of Rose is true – quiet, shy and lovely, he just wants to see her smile and see if his dreams of her, outrageous dreams in which he is drawn to this girl are possible. But, he’s got to mention that he knows Sam, and the poem, but not quite yet.

Cornwall uses Nick’s determination to get to know Rose, even with the deception (or omission) about Sam that preys on his thoughts. From sharing a piece of cake with her, to bringing her a tree and ornaments, taking her to a nativity performance in the recently completed cathedral in the city and even introducing her to her first ever ride in a car, there’s much that Nick is doing to make Rose smile, and several things that will surely cause upset. From his newly inherited title and lands, to the secret of Sam, his awareness of Rose and the fact that he can’t help himself falling in love – the roads here aren’t easy, or particularly smooth, but feel very plausible, possible and are lovely to explore. A bit of an emotional roller-coaster ride, particularly with Rose and the gamut of emotions she experiences, with Nick’s self-doubts and his own mother’s determination to see him happy and settled, the story is hard to put down and harder to forget. A lovely story full of the era and heart, with plenty of drama to go around as these two find their way through the difficulties and on toward their own newfound hopes and dreams.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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Seriously fabulous Christmas read 5*++
I really loved this fabulously written book taking us back to ww1 and with the 100 year anniversary coming up was just so apt to read it I read it in one sitting.
The story that unfolds with Sam Nicholas and Rose is not quite straightforward love lost and found heartbreak and new friendships formed.
I can highly recommend this book to friends and family