{"id":30730,"date":"2023-11-27T11:40:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T15:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30730"},"modified":"2023-11-27T11:40:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T15:40:37","slug":"review-a-christmas-vanishing-by-anne-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/27\/review-a-christmas-vanishing-by-anne-perry\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d A Christmas Vanishing by Anne Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30730\" data-postid=\"30730\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30730 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_9604270 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_cy1f270 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zldx270 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?resize=640%2C937&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30731\" title=\"a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry\" alt=\"a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?resize=700%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?resize=768%2C1124&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?resize=400%2C585&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5zs8270 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Mariah Ellison, Charlotte Pitt\u2019s grandmother, accepts her longtime friend Sadie\u2019s gracious invitation to spend Christmas with her and her husband, Barton, in their picturesque village. But upon arrival, Mariah discovers that Sadie has vanished without a trace, and Barton rudely rescinds the invitation. Once Mariah finds another acquaintance to stay with during the holiday season, she begins investigating Sadie\u2019s disappearance.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Mariah\u2019s uncanny knack for solving mysteries serves her well during her search, which is driven by gossip as icy as the December weather. Did Sadie run off with another man? Was she kidnapped? Has someone harmed her? Frustratingly, Mariah\u2019s questions reveal more about the villagers themselves than about her friend\u2019s whereabouts. Yet in the process of getting to know Sadie\u2019s neighbors, Mariah finds a kind of redemption, as she rediscovers her kinder side, and her ability to love.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It is up to Mariah to master her own feelings, drown out the noise, and get to the bottom of what occurred, all before Christmas day. With the holiday rapidly approaching, will she succeed in bringing Sadie home in time for them to celebrate it together\u2014or is that too much to hope for?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_n4s0270 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_uwmz270  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg?resize=146%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 7, 2023<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Random House<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Ballantine Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Anne Perry\u2019s<\/strong> holiday novellas are known for taking minor characters from her regular series and allowing them to take the lead in a Christmas mystery. This story features <strong>Mariah Ellison<\/strong>, the grandmother of Charlotte Pitt, from the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series. (Both Charlotte and Thomas are mentioned in the story, but don\u2019t make an appearance.) Mariah gets a request from an old friend she hasn\u2019t seen in years, so she decides to travel from London to the small village of St. Helens for Christmas. Mariah is in for an unpleasant surprise when she arrives at her friend Sadie\u2019s home. She decides to stay in St. Helens anyway and with the help of another friend, investigates a strange mystery.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cover of this book has a lovely wintry cover and the book includes themes of friendship, redemption, and second chances. However, even though it takes place at Christmastime, I wouldn&#8217;t call this a Christmas story. I wish it had included information about Christmas traditions at the time the story takes place, which is near the end of England\u2019s Victorian era. That would have added so much to the historical setting and helped brighten an often gloomy story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is interesting following Mariah\u2019s investigation, and as she questions various residents of St. Helens, seeing her realize there is more to people than meets the eye. I was only somewhat surprised when all the details of the mystery came to light. However, I enjoyed the character growth of Mariah who admitted she had become bitter and hateful because of things she experienced in her life. As the story progresses, Mariah becomes forgiving and open to second chances for others, as well as to new beginnings in her own life. The story ends on a high note of hopefulness for several of the characters at the end of the story which helps make up for some of the darkness at the beginning.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_frd8270 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47LJ8Di\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3T3eHo7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry\/1143044420?ean=9780593359198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-christmas-vanishing-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Anne_Perry_A_Christmas_Vanishing?id=rJCsEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariah Ellison, Charlotte Pitt\u2019s grandmother, accepts her longtime friend Sadie\u2019s gracious invitation to spend Christmas with her and her husband, Barton, in their picturesque village. 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg\" title=\"a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry\" alt=\"a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?resize=700%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?resize=768%2C1124&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry.jpeg?resize=400%2C585&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mariah Ellison, Charlotte Pitt\u2019s grandmother, accepts her longtime friend Sadie\u2019s gracious invitation to spend Christmas with her and her husband, Barton, in their picturesque village. But upon arrival, Mariah discovers that Sadie has vanished without a trace, and Barton rudely rescinds the invitation. Once Mariah finds another acquaintance to stay with during the holiday season, she begins investigating Sadie\u2019s disappearance.<br \/><br \/>Mariah\u2019s uncanny knack for solving mysteries serves her well during her search, which is driven by gossip as icy as the December weather. Did Sadie run off with another man? Was she kidnapped? Has someone harmed her? Frustratingly, Mariah\u2019s questions reveal more about the villagers themselves than about her friend\u2019s whereabouts. Yet in the process of getting to know Sadie\u2019s neighbors, Mariah finds a kind of redemption, as she rediscovers her kinder side, and her ability to love.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>It is up to Mariah to master her own feelings, drown out the noise, and get to the bottom of what occurred, all before Christmas day. With the holiday rapidly approaching, will she succeed in bringing Sadie home in time for them to celebrate it together\u2014or is that too much to hope for?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 7, 2023<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Random House<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Ballantine Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Anne Perry\u2019s<\/strong> holiday novellas are known for taking minor characters from her regular series and allowing them to take the lead in a Christmas mystery. This story features <strong>Mariah Ellison<\/strong>, the grandmother of Charlotte Pitt, from the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series. (Both Charlotte and Thomas are mentioned in the story, but don\u2019t make an appearance.) Mariah gets a request from an old friend she hasn\u2019t seen in years, so she decides to travel from London to the small village of St. Helens for Christmas. Mariah is in for an unpleasant surprise when she arrives at her friend Sadie\u2019s home. She decides to stay in St. Helens anyway and with the help of another friend, investigates a strange mystery.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cover of this book has a lovely wintry cover and the book includes themes of friendship, redemption, and second chances. However, even though it takes place at Christmastime, I wouldn't call this a Christmas story. I wish it had included information about Christmas traditions at the time the story takes place, which is near the end of England\u2019s Victorian era. That would have added so much to the historical setting and helped brighten an often gloomy story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is interesting following Mariah\u2019s investigation, and as she questions various residents of St. Helens, seeing her realize there is more to people than meets the eye. I was only somewhat surprised when all the details of the mystery came to light. However, I enjoyed the character growth of Mariah who admitted she had become bitter and hateful because of things she experienced in her life. As the story progresses, Mariah becomes forgiving and open to second chances for others, as well as to new beginnings in her own life. The story ends on a high note of hopefulness for several of the characters at the end of the story which helps make up for some of the darkness at the beginning.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47LJ8Di\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3T3eHo7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-christmas-vanishing-anne-perry\/1143044420?ean=9780593359198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-christmas-vanishing-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Anne_Perry_A_Christmas_Vanishing?id=rJCsEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30730"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30736,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30730\/revisions\/30736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}