Christmas novel increasingly popular in the Netherlands: ‘A lot goes wrong in these books, which is comforting’

Whirling snowflakes, crackling fireplaces and unexpected encounters in small towns that end with a kiss under the mistletoe: Christmas romances have been a hype in the US and UK since the turn of the century. The genre is also gaining ground in the Netherlands. “We need this in an unpleasant world.”

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