{"product_id":"the-christmas-orphans-club-isbn-9780143138037","title":"The Christmas Orphans Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom bookfluencer and host of the BAD ON PAPER podcast, a riotous holiday rom-com about four friends in NYC who hold onto their unconventional Christmas tradition even when their paths diverge—but the changes they fear might be exactly what they need…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHannah and Finn have spent every Christmas together since college. Neither has anywhere else to go—Hannah’s parents died, and Finn’s disowned him when he came out. Their tradition of offbeat holiday adventures only grows more outrageous with time. When the pair starts their adult lives in New York City, they add stylish Priya and mysterious Theo to the group, solidifying a found family and sense of belonging they’ve always craved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut now, when Finn announces a move to L.A., this Christmas may be their last. Hannah is terrified of losing the family she’s built for herself, even as her boyfriend nudges her toward commitment. Meanwhile, Finn struggles with the things he’s about to leave behind—namely, his unexpressed feelings for Theo. Does growing up mean growing apart? This Christmas the changes these friends fear may be exactly what they need. . . .\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Orphans Club\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Becca Freeman gives a much-needed update to classic holiday tales. Told over the course of eleven Christmases, this witty and heartfelt debut tracks a group of four young New Yorkers as their friendship solidifies into a chosen family, one with its own traditions, tensions, and drama. It’s a whip-smart story of modern love, letting go, and growing up.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eCarley Fortune, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMeet Me at the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fabulous festive read about found family. I loved it from the first sentence.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sophie Cousens, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore I Do\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I’m completely in love with this book! \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Orphans Club\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful story of friendship with laugh-out-loud dialogue and characters you can’t stop thinking about. Becca Freeman’s debut is witty, heartwarming, and hilarious and the most delightful thing you’ll read all year.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jennifer Close, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMarrying the Ketchups\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Freeman's writing is filled with wit and insight, and her dialogue crackles. Beneath the abundant humor and charm is a thoughtful exploration of friendship, tradition, and the challenges of growing old.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Grant Ginder, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe People We Hate at the Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet's Not Do That Again\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you adore Christmas and loved \u003ci\u003eFriends\u003c\/i\u003e, then this is the perfect book for you. I would happily abandon my husband and kids to spend Christmas in New York with Hannah, Finn, Theo and Priya. A festive, funny, hug of a novel about love in all its forms.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eClare Pooley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Funny and wise—this totally unexpected story of chosen family warmed me from the inside out. I absolutely adored it.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eAnnabel Monaghan, author of \u003ci\u003eNora Goes Off Script\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e has everything you could want in a holiday book-treat: sweetness, laughs, and delicious rom-com moments that'll make you jump up and yell, 'Kiss him! Kiss him!' Thank you, Becca Freeman, for an ensemble cast so lovable I wish they were real and could be my friends.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eMary Laura Philpott, author of \u003ci\u003eBomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Set in the holiday glow of a luminously rendered New York City, \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Orphans Club\u003c\/i\u003e is a big-hearted, poignant, page-turning novel about the chosen families that sustain us. Becca Freeman is a writer who truly knows what it means to be a good friend, and she perfectly captures the tensions that arise within a tight-knit group when we make room for romantic love. With this dazzling debut, Freeman is the heir apparent to the mantle of sophisticated, feel-good fiction. I will read anything she writes.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—John Glynn, author of \u003ci\u003eOut East: Memoir of a Montauk Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A hilarious and poignant contemporary fable.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Freeman’s take on how relationships evolve is full of feeling.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is so, so special. It has a focus on friendship — but really, what’s more romantic than friendship? I couldn’t put this book down.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecca Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-host of the popular books and lifestyle podcast Bad on Paper and the co-creator of RomComPods. She is a graduate of Boston College. 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