![]() ![]() Ultimately, The Christmas Cookie Club is every woman's story. The Christmas Cookie Club is about the paths Marnie and her friends have traveled, the absolute joy they take in life and love despite the decisions they've regretted, the hard choices and amends they've had to make, and the sacrifices along the way. As Marnie says, the Christmas Cookie Club, if it's anything, is a reminder of delight. On this evening, at least, they can feel as a group the impulses of sisterly love and conflict, the passion and hopefulness of a new romance, the betrayal and disillusionment some relationships bring, the joys and fears of motherhood, the agony of losing a child, and above all, the love they have for one another. Each woman, each friend has a story to tell, and they are all interwoven, just as their lives are. Who else knew about the betrayal, and how can that be forgiven or forgotten, even among old friends such as these? Rosie's husband doesn't want children, and she has to decide, very soon, whether or not that's a deal breaker for the marriage. ![]() Will she find out tonight how that story might end? Jeannie's father is having an affair with her best friend. Marnie's oldest daughter has a risky pregnancy. This year, the stories are especially important. Everyone has to bring a dish, a bottle of wine, and their stories. It's the Christmas Cookie Club! Every year on the first Monday of December, Marnie and her twelve closest girlfriends gather in the evening with batches of beautifully wrapped homemade cookies. ![]()
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