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The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle
by Joanne Huist Smith
Traces how the unexpected death of her husband posed painful challenges to the author and her three children, who received anonymous holiday gifts on their doorstep in random acts of kindness that helped them find strength and healing.
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Christmas Bells
by Jennifer Chiaverini
A holiday tale inspired by Longfellow's classic poem follows the experiences of a dedicated Boston teacher who, in the face of a somber season, finds inspiration and renewal at the church where she volunteers.
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A Christmas Memory
by Truman Capote
Inspired by the author's memories of his boyhood in rural Alabama, a trio of holiday stories--"A Christmas Memory," "The Thanksgiving Visitor," and "One Christmas--describes a boy's relationship with his elderly cousin and alcoholic father and the indelible holiday memories they provided him, in a new gift edition of the holiday classic.
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A Christmas Story
by Jean Shepherd
The classic story that inspired the popular Yuletide film chronicles the lives of an American family's Christmas trials and joys in a small town in Depression-era Indiana, capturing Ralphie Parker's campaign to get a Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas, his duel with bullies Scut Farkas and Grover Dill, his parents' battle over a suggestive leg lamp, and more.
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The Christmas Train
by David Baldacci
Banned from flying after an altercation with airport security, cash-strapped journalist Tom Langdon is forced to take the train to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his girlfriend, financing the trip by selling a story about a train ride taken during the holiday season.
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The Mitford Snowmen
by Jan Karon
A charming small town tale of Christmas evokes the sights, sounds, and smells of the season in loving detail as the inhabitants of Mitford join together for a fun-filled snowman-building contest, complete with hot chocolate, tasty doughnuts, and the joy of the holiday season.
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A Redbird Christmas
by Fannie Flagg
In a tiny and remote Alabama town, an unexpected, unusual, and
life-transforming event that occurs on one Christmas morning changes a family and a town forever, in a heartwarming holiday novel.
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Skipping Christmas
by John Grisham
Finds Luther and Nora Krank opting to forego the unfulfilling end-of-year traditions, much to the chagrin of their friends and neighbors.
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The Wednesday Letters
by Jason F. Wright
After the deaths of their parents, three siblings return home to make funeral arrangements and find boxes full of love letters that their father wrote to their mother each week on Wednesday, uncovering the shocking truth about the past.
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Winter Solstice
by Rosamunde Pilcher
A moving tale of loss and transcendence follows the lives of five people, buffeted by life's difficulties, who come together on a rundown estate house in Northern Scotland during a revelatory Winter Solstice.
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