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Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop

by Jenny Colgan

The Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop series by Jenny Colgan has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams (2012).

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2012
Status
completed
Shelved under
Literary Fiction
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Start here: Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams (2012) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams (2012)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams

    Novel

    Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams is the novel that opens Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop, by Jenny Colgan, first published in 2012 at 465 pages. It's followed in the reading order by Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, in a series of 3 books that ran from 2012 to 2014.

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  2. Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop

    Novel

    Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop is the 2nd entry in Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop, by Jenny Colgan, published in 2013. It follows Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams and precedes The Christmas Surprise in the reading order.

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  3. The Christmas Surprise

    Novel

    The Christmas Surprise is the 3rd entry in Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop, by Jenny Colgan, published in 2014. It follows Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop and closes out the 3-book series, which ran from 2012 to 2014.

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About the Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop series

Rosie Hopkins is a London nurse who travels to the small Derbyshire village of Lipton to help her elderly, ailing great-aunt Lilian close down the traditional sweetshop she's run for decades -- and instead falls for the shop, the village, and the old-fashioned craft of proper handmade sweets, deciding to save the business rather than shutter it. Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams (2012) introduces Rosie, Lilian, and Lipton; Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop (2013) and The Christmas Surprise (2014) continue Rosie's life running the shop and building a family of her own in the village.

As with much of Jenny Colgan's work, the trilogy uses a small, traditional food business -- here, boiled sweets made the old way -- as the anchor for a story about starting over, intergenerational family bonds, and village community life.

Frequently asked questions

How many Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop books are there?

Three: Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams (2012), Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop (2013), and The Christmas Surprise (2014).

Is the Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop trilogy finished?

Yes -- Jenny Colgan completed it as a trilogy with The Christmas Surprise in 2014 and has not returned to Rosie or Lipton since.

Where is the series set?

The fictional Derbyshire village of Lipton, England, centred on the traditional sweetshop Rosie's great-aunt Lilian has run for decades.

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