Merry Everything by Joanne DeMaio
In this nice holiday read we find Eddie who stays with his grandfather and helps at the Reeds department store in town. He's a history teacher in town nearby and lives in faculty housing. He runs the elevator that only runs manually during the holiday weeks. He loves the traditional history of the store and what it really means. Everybody is so cheerful to one another.
Story also follows Nora who's laid off from her marketing job at the Country magazine and is looking for a new briefcase before she starts looking for a new job. Eddie sets her up for an instant job interview after she finds the right briefcase.
They see each other daily during the weeks til the holiday is over and she ends up with a job at the store full time there. This goes on for many years, almost 10 and she realizes and others are pushing her to wed to Sawyer. Tragedy occurs and she can't go to Eddie as she had fallen apart in front of him. She avoids him. When she's ready he is not available and has gone back to school earlier than normal.
You wonder if they will ever meet again.
love the time they do spend together and what they discusses, such festive time. Clothing, jewelry and especially the falling snow.
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