Christmas Gift Guide Book Ideas for Adults*

[Ad-gifted] Books are one of the nicest and easiest gifts you can get someone who enjoys reading.  In our guide today, we are sharing five fabulous book idea to get for your friend, partner, family or loved one.

We start by sharing Higgidy’s The Veggie Cookbook which is the perfect gift for someone who is vegetarian or just trying to eat more healthily.  Next, Fifty Mysterious Postcards by The History Press is such an appropriate gift for those with a curious mind.

Welbeck Publishing’s Christmas at Lobster Bay is written by Annie Robertson and the book is a feel-good festive romance to cosy up with this winter while The Old Familiar Places by Sam Emony is a coming-of-age novel which will captivate your heart.

Finally, we share Sarah Morgan’s Snowed in for Christmas, the perfect book to snuggle up with a warm blanket and a mug of hot chocolate as you feel all festive and joyous.

Higgidy’s The Veggie Cookbook

Higgidy’s The Veggie Cookbook by Camilla Stephens boasts of 120 delicious everyday recipes which contains no meat or fish.  This is a great book to gift vegetarians or those wanting to cook more healthy meals.  The book includes recipes such as Sweet Potato Crusted Cottage Pie, Samosas, Raw Summer Vegetable Tart, Cherry Tomato Focaccia, Fruit and Nut Cookie amongst other delicious meal ideas.

Some of the recipes featured in the book are vegan and others are gluten-free, so there is something in there for everyone to enjoy if you come from a family which has multiple food allergies and food-intolerances.

For those not familiar with Camilla Stephens, she began making pies in 2003.  Having trained as a cook at Leiths School of Food & Wine, she then worked for several years as a food writer and editor before becoming Head of Development for Starbucks.  She soon left to follow her dreams and start her own business – Higgidy, alongside her husband, James.  Higgidy is UK’s fastest-growing food businesses and you would have noticed its products are stocked in major supermarkets across the UK.

This is Camilla’s second cookbook and this focuses on healthy everyday food which you can make quickly for the family or pack in your lunchbox for the next day.   You can purchase the hardcover book from Amazon for just £15 and opt for next day delivery if this is a last minute present.

Fifty Mysterious Postcards by Kathryn Baird

Do you know of someone who loves to solve a mystery or always curious about mysterious messages? Then Fifty Mysterious Postcards by The History Press would be the perfect gift for them.

Written by Kathryn Baird the book presents fascinating examples from the ‘Golden Age’ of the postcard, each with a message written in the dying art of Pitman shorthand. The rules of Pitman have changed since the postcards were written and posted over 100 years ago, but careful transcription has unlocked their meaning to bring stories of penfriends, sweethearts, holidays and the First World War to life once more.

The book is light weighted with just 128 pages and has lots of photos of the postcards (front and back) as well as explanation and the transcribe of the shorthand for the readers to understand easier.

If you are not familiar, the Pitman shorthand comprises of lines, circles, ticks, hooks, dots and dashes to obscure their message and these were used by some postcard writers during the early twentieth century.  Some contains scandalous gossip, tales of adventure and declarations of undying love.  If you know of someone who would enjoy reading this, then you can purchase the paperback copy of Fifty Mysterious Postcards directly from Amazon for £12.95 in time for Christmas.

Christmas at Lobster Bay by Annie Robertson

Published by Welbeck Publishing, Christmas at Lobster Bay by Annie Robertson is a feel-good festive romance to cosy up with this winter or gift a loved one as a Christmas gift.

The uplifting story is about Emma and Aidan who decide to expand The Guesthouse at Lobster Bay, Emma feels certain it’s the project she needs to develop her beautiful retreat and to keep her and Aidan together.  She has three months to complete the project before her guests arrive for a sumptuous Christmas break.

But unforeseen problems soon turn her and her loved ones into festive humbugs. Unexpected structural problems, the arrival of a long-term guest and an errant puppy who is determined to chew her way through every piece of pipe and furniture, push Emma and Aidan to their limit and it’s not long before cracks begin to show in their relationship.  As Emma battles to keep her dream alive, will it be at the expense of her relationship? You will need to read this to find out more.

Sarah Morgan’s Snowed in for Christmas

Published by Harper Collins, Snowed in for Christmas is such a beautiful gift to add into the Christmas Stockings for a loved one or as an addition in a book gift bundle.

Sarah Morgan is such a gifted writer, we have featured one of her book reviews, Family for Beginners on the blog before and can’t wait to showcase her latest book which will fill your heart with joy and festive spirit.

The book is about Lucy She’s snowed in with the family. The only problem? They’re not her family. She decides to her proposal to Ross Miller’s family home in the Scottish Highlands and then leave. After all, she wouldn’t want to intrude on the Miller’s perfect family Christmas. When Lucy appears on the Miller’s snow-covered doorstep, she is mistaken for Ross’s girlfriend. But by the time the confusion is cleared up, a storm has hit and Lucy is stuck. As everyone settles in for a snowed-in Christmas, tensions bubble to the surface and suddenly Lucy finds herself facing a big family fallout with a family that isn’t hers.

The paperback copy of Snowed in for Christmas can purchased on Amazon for just £4.50. The Kindle Edition and Audiobook retails for £2.99.

Christmas Gift Guide – Books for Adults Gift Idea

Christmas Gift Guide – Book Gifts for Adults

Christmas Gift Guide – Books for Adults

* We were sent these books in return for a feature. All opinions are our own.