Mayda's Reviews > The Christmas Note

Just because people are neighbors, it doesn’t mean that they’ll have enough in common to be friends. Gretchen and Melissa seeem to have nothing in common except their proximity as neighbors. Gretchen is new to the neighborhood, and Melissa is as unwelcoming as can be. But when a landlord tells Gretchen that Melissa’s mother has died and since he can’t reach Melissa, Gretchen must tell her that her mom is dead and Melissa now has one week to clear out her mother’s things. Gretchen doesn’t want to, but her kids guilt her into complying, and this is the beginning of their relationship, a sort of friendship-in-progress. And while you likely will guess how it comes out, it is still a pleasant journey that will leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling. The characters are likable and if the plot seems a bit contrived, it can be excused because it’s Christmas. Listen to the audio if you can - the author does a good job of narrating her own novel.