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Feb 03, 2017 it was featured as novel of the month in may 2016 and went on to be voted waterstones book of the year by booksellers across the chain. A modern christmas romance by kim gordon nook book. Her book recalls, without blinking or faltering, a collective memory. Managing teams of booksellers and managers is also highly enjoyable and a very rewarding challenge. Kim is a nurse and she also has a degree in media communications, but her present position is being a full time wife and.