The Santa Suit

<p><b>From Mary Kay Andrews, the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Hello, Summer</i>, comes a novella celebrating the magic of Christmas and second chances in <i>The Santa Suit</i>.</b><br><br>When newly-divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labor of love¿but Ivy didn''t bargain on just how much labor. The previous family left so much furniture and so much junk, that it''s a full-time job sorting through all of it. <br><br>At the top of a closet, Ivy finds an old Santa suit¿beautifully made and decades old. In the pocket of a suit she finds a note written in a childish hand: it''s from a little girl who has one Christmas wish, and that is for her father to return home from the war. This discovery sets Ivy off on a mission. Who wrote the note? Did the man ever come home? What mysteries did the Rose family hold?<br><br>Ivy''s quest brings her into the commu