The Writing Club for a Happier Christmas

A stand-alone sequel to the The Happy Ever After Writing Club that has touched so many. Joy has everything, yet she is never as happy as her name suggests. When she sees an ad for a writing course that will make participants happier in six weeks, she signs up. Maybe it can prevent a breakdown before Christmas?

At the course, she meets Valter, who is so lonely that he's left his Christmas tree up since last year, no one comes to visit him anyway, and Sanne, the architect who's been forced to join the course by her colleague.

They all need the tools to cope with the most demanding family holiday of the year, but Sam the writing tutor knows that the power of the pen can take them further than that. Unexpected friendships are made, words open new doors and Christmas... well, it's not what any of them expected.

 

320  pages

 

Reviews

"The book has a touching deep undertone but is at the same time entertaining as well as heartwarming and hopeful. Säfstrand's finely calibrated sense of people's longing and inherent power for change is still extremely accurate." BTJ library services no 22, 2024

 

"Reading books by Caroline Säfstrand is reassuring and inspiring. It is no wonder that she has been widely acclaimed for her novels. I like the tone, empathy and wisdom that characterize this book too. I recognize myself and others around me. I feel sympathy for these people and silently cheer them on as they dare to let their guard down, open up to each other and eventually make new choices in life. I am touched and engaged and even though the cover and title feel unnecessarily glossy and carefree and the book is classified as feelgood, this is a novel with both seriousness and sadness.
This is a book I will recommend to both men and women of different ages. A feel-good novel that stays with you long after reading." - Agneta Norrgård

 

Reviews on the previous book:

 

 

”You recognize Caroline Säfstrand’s style of writing; her specialty is how she brings people together that all come with different baggage and she lets the characters evolve in the company of each other.”  - Göteborgsposten, Magazine

 

 

Voted top three Feelgood novels of 2021 – Göteborgsposten, Magazine

 

 

”The Happily Ever After Writing Club is a wonderful novel with a hint of minor tones and feelgood warmth. The story is about finding your way back to love, laughter and your life’s spark after getting lost in life. It’s hard to beat Säfstrand’s sense for describing peoples’ inner desire and power for change.” – BTJ, Library Service No. 3, 2021

 

 

"The Happily Ever After Writing Club is the sixth novel by Caroline Säfstrand and it is just one of those hopeful books that I love in order to escape everyday life for a bit. It’s warm, cinematic and written with such depth and serious tones that it leaves a strong imprint.” - Agneta Norrgård, P4 Radio

 

“My tea is getting cold while I’m completely taken away by this reading experience… I got goosebumps, bursting with joy and I’m ugly crying. I want to tell everyone I meet to read it and I’m also crying over the fact that I’ve finished reading it. The language and the story finds a place to grow within me and for every page I turn the reading experience intensifies… it brings me hope. And it makes me believe in happiness at the end of the rainbow if I dare to follow my heart.” – carolinesbokhylla, book blog

 

”This is a really good feelgood with depth. A warm and lovely story about shaping yourself into the person you want to be and finding your path in life. I truly enjoy Säfstrand’s writing and I’m captivated from beginning until the end.” – Sofiasbokhylla, book blog

 

 

”A feelgood novel about the importance of ‘owning your own life’ and the effects positive thinking can have on our lives” – Dagens_boktips, book blog

 

 

”She has done it again! Created something beautiful out of broken pieces. Darkness, disappointment and secrets (always secrets!) are gently handled and ebb out into a wonderful feeling that there is hope for the future. The difficult things take up space and can be painful, but with the absolute queen of feelgood that Säfstrand is – you can count on a glorious resolution in the end” – Boktyckaren, book blog

 

 

”I’m completely struck by how Caroline Säfstrand manages to put into words how all of the characters’ different journeys lead them to a better life. And while doing it she also creates a story that builds a nest within my heart. It’s one of those books I will forever carry with me and bring out during those moments in life when you’re faced with difficulties.” – Maddys_boksida, book blog

 

"The Happy Ever After Writing Club is also about meeting and lifting each other up when it feels difficult. And it’s about daring to be grateful for what is already good in your life. With empathetic tone and great sensitivity to human tragedies, Caroline Säfstrand writes about daring to hope for a better future, because the happy endings rarely write themselves. Taking small steps in the right direction can require an enormous amount of courage, and the author's way of portraying that we must be receptive to and dare to let the light into our lives to get our own membership in the Happy Ever After Writing Club makes this book a real hit. Rarely have I read a feelgood novel where the premise and underlying message harmonized so well." - Johannas Deckarhörna, book blog (contact us for full review in English)